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Six run over by Shatabdi

Locals block the train and resort to stone-pelting

Protesters block the Shatabdi Express which ran over six people at Pataudi Railway Station in Gurgaon on Tuesday. Photo: PTI

Pataudi (Haryana): Six persons, including a woman and a child, were killed and four injured when the New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi hit them while they were crossing the track, triggering protests by locals who surrounded the train.

The mishap took place at 7:30 am when the six started crossing the track as soon a goods train passed the area and did not notice the approaching Shatabdi, an official said.

Compensation

Incensed over the incident, locals surrounded the train and resorted to stone-pelting. Deputy Commissioner Rajendra Kataria has rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.

District authorities have announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the family of the deceased and said they would bear the cost of treatment of the injured.

The deceased have been identified as Atter Singh, Bir Singh, Ved Prakash and a four-year-old child Chahat from Mahachana village in Gurgaon and Kuldeep and his wife Alka from Ghaziabad.

“Due to the impact, the engine of the train failed and the locomotive came to a halt,” CPRO, Northern Railways, Anant Swaroop said.

However, normalcy between Delhi-Jaipur railway track has been restored. An engine has been sent from Delhi to facilitate the train’s onward movement. PTI

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