15 workers run over by goods train in India
Amid the nationwide lockdown, thousands of migrant workers stranded in several cities of India have started their journey to return to their native places on foot
In a tragic incident at least 15 migrant workers, who were sleeping on the railway tracks while going back to their native places were run over by a goods train between Maharashtra's Jalna and Aurangabad in India, officials said on Friday.
A senior railway official confirmed that 15 migrant labourers were run over by a goods train between Jalna and Aurangabad of Nanded Division of South Central Railway.
The official said that the incident happened around 5.30am on Friday when the migrant workers, who were on way back to their homes and sleeping on the railway tracks.
However, it is yet not clear from where this group hailed and where they were going.
Amid the nationwide lockdown, thousands of migrant workers stranded in several other cities have started their journey to return to their native places on foot.
The interstate bus service, passenger, mail and express train services have been suspended since 24 March.
The Indian railways has started running special trains for labourers to transport the stranded migrants to their native places since 1 May.
Till Thursday railways has run 201 such special trains.