Maharashtra: Couple, 3-month-old baby run over by express train in Palghar

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A couple and their 3-month-old baby were run over by an express train in Maharashtra's Palghar district in the early hours of Friday, an official said.

The three were killed around 00.30 hours near Virar railway station, about 65 km from Mumbai, said the official from Vasai Road railway police station.

The deceased persons have been identified as Ajit Patel (28), Seema Patel (26) and their child Aryan and their bodies have been sent for post-mortem, said the official.

Police are trying to find out why the family was on the tracks at the time, he said.

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Meanwhile, in a major accident on Thursday, four people were killed and seven others injured after a truck collided with their vehicle on a highway in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra in the early hours of Thursday, said police.

The accident, in which the truck driver also suffered injuries, took place near Kamargaon on the Ahmednagar-Pune highway in western Maharashtra.

As per the police, around 15 people were returning to their native place in Shirur tehsil of Pune district in a vehicle after paying a visit to some religious places in Ahmednagar disrict.

"A truck coming from Pune suddenly veered off from its path, jumped the divider and collided with their vehicle. Three people died on the spot, while another person succumbed to his injuries in hospital," said an officer from the Ahmednagar police.

Seven other passengers of the ill-fated vehicle sustained injuries and were undergoing treatment at hospital, he said.

A case has been registered against the truck driver under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, said the police officer.

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