Jajpur: In yet another tragic train accident, six persons were killed and one critically injured after being run over by a goods train at Jajpur Road Railway Station on Thursday.
Initial reports reveal that the victims said to be laborers engaged in track repair work had taken shelter under a goods train having 33 bogies parked on the loop line after a thunderstorm lashed the area.
Last Friday, a tragic rail accident shook the nation as more than 280 passengers were killed and 700 were injured in the most tragic rail accident that happened over the decades. The government of Bengal and the Railway Ministry have declared ex-gratia amount to be paid to the survivors of the deceased. A woman from Cuttack district was caught today as she tried to pass off her alive husband as dead by producing fake documents to claim ex gratis payment announced for the victim of Odisha train accident.
Meanwhile CBI has started its probe into the cause of the accident as it reached the crash site for investigation. Railway officials have stressed that the crash took place due to deliberate interference with the electronic interlocking system.