Dense fog claimed five lives including a woman and her child in Chandauli when they were hit by moving trains in two separate incidents on early Friday morning.
In a first incident, three youth including a minor were killed in Sakaldiha area of Pithapur village while crossing the tracks near Tulsi Ashram, in the wee hours of Friday.The deceased were identified as Ramsevak (19), Surajbind (16) and laxman (18), all native of Rohna village in Alinagar area of Chandauli. The victims, who were waiters in a catering unit, were returning after working at a marriage ceremony in Paura village on Thursday night. They all were walking on the track and failed to see the speeding train. However, their other colleagues managed to jump within time and saved their lives. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem and a case was registered.
In another incident, 30-year-old Khurshida along with her 2-year-old son Suleman was killed while crossing the tracks in Chuturbhuj village under Sakaldiha police station here. Both were crossing the railway line when suddenly the train arrived and they were crushed under the wheels. A case has been registered and bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
Meanwhile a woman and a child were killed while other family members injured when a train hit a Bolero which was passing through an unmanned crossing in Bijnore. Reports said that a Boloero (HR07l-5068) was passing through an unmanned crossing at Chaturbhujpur under the Kotwali police station area on Friday morning. As the driver failed to see a speeding Chandigarh Express due to dense fog, so the vehicle was hit by the train in which two of the occupants were killed while three others were critically injured and rushed to hospital. Those died in the incident were identified as Nutan (45) and, Anshika (4) while the injured were identified as Babli, Shubham and Brijbala. They all belong to one family hailing from Nagla Bihore locality of Bijnore. A case has been registered and bodies were sent for postmortem.