Two Class X girls have died after being run over by a train that was being operated as part of tests on a newly laid track in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, prompting Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to order an inquiry, an official said.
Babli Masare and Radhika Bhaskar, both 17 years of age, died in Kailod Hala area on Thursday evening when a newly constructed track was being tested by running a train, an official release said.
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.
