In a tragic incident near Gujarat’s Rajkot, two migrant factory workers lost their lives, and another was critically injured after they were hit by a Vande Bharat train on Monday evening. As per the police, the trio was trying to take a group selfie near railway tracks when they were hit.
All three workers were from Uttar Pradesh.
The accident occurred at 4:45 pm near a railway crossing between Bhaktinagar and Ribda stations, as the Veraval-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat train was passing by, AR Rathod, sub-inspector of the Aji Dam police station told PTI.
The victims, all in their 20s, had approached the tracks to take a selfie but miscalculated the distance from the oncoming train, leading to the fatal collision. Rathod reported that one man died instantly,
while the other two were severely injured and transported to a hospital, where one later succumbed to his injuries.
“Due to some miscalculation about distance from the tracks, these three men were hit by the train, which briefly stopped after the incident. One of them died on the spot, while the other two sustained serious injuries and were rushed to a hospital. Later, one of them also died,” Rathod was quoted as saying by PTI.
The deceased were identified as Sandip Patel and Sandip Koli, while the injured was identified as Kapil Patel, all residents of Uttar Pradesh and working as factory workers in Rajkot.
Initial investigations indicate that the trio was on their way to a nearby railway station to see off Sandip Patel, who was returning to his hometown.
“When they were crossing the tracks, they decided to take a group selfie near the tracks. However, they were eventually hit by the train,” stated the sub-inspector.
