Three persons were killed after being hit by a moving train near a level crossing in Ganjam district late on Sunday night. The mishap occurred near the Haldiapadar level crossing of Brahmapur between 11.30 pm and 12 am.
The identities of the deceased were yet to be ascertained.According to locals, around seven to eight persons, all stated to be labourers, were crossing the railway track without being aware of the incoming Visakhapatnam–Tatanagar Express on the route.
Being informed by locals, the Government Railway Police (GRP) rushed to the spot on Monday morning and recovered the mutilated bodies from the railway tracks and sent them for postmortem. A probe was on into incident by GRP.
