The two first-year nursing students on Sunday, when they were hit by an oncoming Vande Bharat Express train, resulted in their tragic death near Bengaluru. The fact was confirmed by police on Monday and the names of the victims were 19-year-old Sterlin Eliza Shaji and 20-year-old Justin Joseph, both citizens of Kerala and pursuing a BSc Nursing course in a private college within the city.
The deadly crash happened in the area of the Chikkabanavara railway station at about 2:35 pm, authorities believed. The pupils were allegedly trying to cross the railroads on their way to their local PG. Meanwhile, the Vande Bharat Express heading Belagavi crossed the part at a very high speed thereby leaving the students with no opportunity to respond. The consequences were so drastic that both people died immediately and police report on the state of their bodies was that it was very mutilated as a result of the crash.
As one senior person of the railway police claimed, an investigation is being carried out to ascertain the precise series of events. The police are reviewing the CCTV tapes in the area to determine whether the fatalities were caused by a tragic miscalculation during the crossing of the tracks or any other alternative such as suicide should be investigated.
The official also stressed that the issue of pedestrians passing over the railway track still poses a serious safety problem particularly in the places where footbridges or special crossings are not followed. This accident has again raised the issue of the risks of uncontrolled track crossing and the necessity of the tightened awareness and preventive measures near the railroad tracks.
The accident has shocked other students and the local community with several people demanding better safety facilities around learning institutions and residential blocks near railways.
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