Railway worker dies, 3 injured in Awadh Assam Express collision in Patna
Patna, Jun 20 (PTI): A railway worker died while three others got injured after the Awadh Assam Express had a collision with an engineering trolley in Sonpur Rail Division of Bihar on Friday.
"The incident took place around 1 pm near Semapur station, which comes under Sonpur Rail Division," Saraswati Chandra, Chief Public Relations Officer, East Central Railway, said.
"A railway worker has lost his life and three others have been injured. The 15910 Lalgarh-Dibrugarh Awadh Assam Express was headed towards Katihar when the incident took place," he said.
According to Chandra, the train resumed its operation after about half an hour, by when the accident site had been cleared and injured workers admitted to the hospital.
"A probe has been started to find out how the trolley remained on the same track on which the passenger train arrived and collided with it," Chandra said.
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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.
