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Indore: An official said that two girl were crushed to death after being hit by a train on a newly-laid track in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. After the incident, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw took cognizance and ordered an inquiry over the incident.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) will conduct a detailed inquiry into the matter, DRM Rajnish Kumar told media. An official release said, the deceased were identified as Babli Masare (17) and Radhika Bhaskar (17), both students of class 10, died in the Kailod Hala area when a newly constructed track was being tested by running a train.
The official release stated,”The girls were run over while crossing the tracks on their way home after tuition. This was the first time a train had passed on the route. Later, MP minister and local MLA Tulsiram Silawat informed Vaishnaw about the accident, following which the latter directed the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Ratlam to conduct an inquiry.”
Giving details about this incident, The DRM said,”After the doubling of tracks, people were being warned through different means for the last two days about the train trial on this route. They were told they should not come onto the tracks in an unauthorized manner.”
