Chennai : Five footboard commuters of train killed
Chennai, July 24 : Five commuters travelling on the footboard of a suburban train were killed on Tuesday morning here after they hit a concrete wall very close to the railway track, said police.
Seven others were injured in the accident which happened at the St. Thomas Mount station. The train was bound for Thirumalpur from Chennai Beach.
Owing to cable problems, the frequency of the suburban trains got reduced and so they were crowded.
Three of the deceased have been identified as school students. Two were college students, Praveen Kumar and Sivakumar. The injured have been admitted to the Government Royapettah Hospital.
Regular commuters on this stretch demanded that the wall be demolished owing to frequent accidents at the same spot.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
