Fourteen migrant workers were run over by a goods train in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district on Friday. The workers, who were walking to Bhusawal from Jalna, were returning to Madhya Pradesh, news agency PTI reported quoting an official of the Karmad police station.
“They had been walking along the rail tracks and slept on the rail tracks due to exhaustion,” he said. The incident happened around 5.15 am on Friday, the official added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed anguish over train accident.
In a tweet, the prime minister said, “Extremely anguished by the loss of lives due to the rail accident in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Have spoken to Railway Minister Shri Piyush Goyal and he is closely monitoring the situation”.
