Two railway staff run over by train in Haryana

TWO railway employees were run over by a speeding train near Samalkaha railway station at Panipat in Haryana Friday morning, police said.

According to police, the two identified as senior section engineer Dinesh Yadav, 45, and his colleague Vikram, 37, were hit by the Durg Express train around 8 am.

Railway officials said that the victims along with others were working on an adjoining railway track and they changed their location on receiving a call from Samalkha railway station about the arrival of Sachkhand Express. Sources said that as the two men reached another track, they were run over by the Durg Express.