Two RPF cops killed after being hit by train in MP
Morena (PTI): Two head constables of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) were killed after being hit by a speeding train in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday.
The incident took place around 10 pm on Tuesday at Sank railway station, seven km from Morena, when the victims were checking the Gwalior-Agra passenger train, Morena RPF police station in-charge Harikishan Meena said.
Head constables Ashok Kumar (56) and Navraj Singh (40) were hit by Duronto Express coming from Delhi and died on the spot, the official said without elaborating.
An investigation is underway into the incident, he added.
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Horse injured, vehicles damaged as billboard collapses in Pune due to strong winds
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Pune (PTI): A horse was injured and a few vehicles were damaged after a hoarding collapsed due to strong winds in Maharashtra’s Pune city, police said.
The billboard crashed to the ground between 5 pm and 6 pm on Saturday outside a wedding hall near Kavdi Pat toll booth on the Pune-Solapur Highway, an official said.
The incident comes days after a giant illegal billboard in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area collapsed on a petrol pump due to gusty winds and unseasonal rains, killing 16 persons and injuring 75.
Citing preliminary information about the incident in Pune, the police on Saturday said the hoarding collapsed due to strong winds and it fell on a horse, and a few vehicles, including one brought by a band party, outside the Gulmohar Lawns wedding hall.
The injured horse was rescued and taken for treatment, the official said.
