4 Sanitation Workers, Including Two Women, Killed After Being Hit By Train In Kerala's Palakkad

The train struck the workers around 3.05 pm while they were clearing garbage from the railway track near Shoranur bridge, located a few kilometers from the Shoranur Railway Station.  

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 02 Nov 2024 09:25 PM (IST)

Four sanitary workers were killed after being hit by a train in Kerala.
Source : PTI

Four workers have been killed after an express train hit them near Shoranur in Palakkad district in Kerala on Monday, Shornur police said.

The incident unfolded after four sanitary workers, including two women from Tamil Nadu, were killed after being hit by the Thiruvananthapuram-bound Kerala Express near Shoranur Railway Station, a report in PTI said.

The train struck the workers around 3.05 pm while they were clearing garbage from the railway track near Shoranur bridge, located a few kilometers from the railway station.  

The workers, contracted by the Railways for sanitation duties, were thrown from the track due to the collision's impact.

While the authorities have retrieved three bodies from the area, efforts are being made to locate the fourth, which is suspected to have fallen into the Bharathapuzha River, according to the police.

The workers may not have noticed the approaching train, which resulted in the accident, but further investigations are underway, said an officer with Shoranur Railway Police.

Published at : 02 Nov 2024 06:29 PM (IST)
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