Published 09:17 IST, May 8th 2020
16 mowed down by goods train near Aurangabad; PM Modi dials Piyush Goyal; assures support
PM Modi expressed his anguish over the loss of lives in the train mishap. He further assured of the union Railway Ministry closely monitoring the situation
- India News
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Reacting to the shocking incident of the train mishap in Aurangabad early on Friday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his anguish over the loss of lives as 16 persons, believed to be migrant workers who were sleeping on the tracks over the course of their long foot journey home in MP, were mowed down by a goods train. PM Modi said he had spoken to the Railway Minister and assured all possible support.
The Railway Ministry while ordering an inquiry into the matter has informed via Twitter that the people injured in the train mishap have been admitted to hospital.
The Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal, also tweeted:
After the mishap of over a dozen migrant workers being mowed down by goods train surfaced, Public Relations Officer (PRO), South Central Railway said that five have survived from the incident and have been admitted to the hospital.
"Our loco pilot suddenly informed us about the incident. Five survived from the incident, they are admitted to the hospital. The incident has happened around 5:20 AM. Immediately we informed the same to local police. This happened near Karmad, Aurangabad when an empty rake of goods wagon ran over some people. RFP and local police immediately reached the spot," the PRO said.
The Aurangabad Train Mishap
In the early morning hours on Friday, 16 migrant workers were killed after coming under a goods train in the Aurangabad district. The workers, who were walking to Bhusawal from Jalna, an official at the Karmad police station told news agency PTI.
They had been walking along the rail tracks and slept on the rail tracks due to exhaustion, the police official said. They were mowed down by the train at 5.15 am, he added.
Updated 09:17 IST, May 8th 2020