Three of family run over by train near Doddaballapur
Two railway tracks meet at a curve at the spot, and the three allegedly failed to notice the approaching express train.
Three family members - a woman and her two granddaughters - lost their lives after being struck by an express train near Doddaballapur and Muttur on Monday morning. The victims, identified as Irfana, 46, and her granddaughters Rukhiya, 13, and Raziya, 8, hailed from Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh. Eyewitnesses claim the girls had journeyed from Hindupur to visit their grandmother for holidays.
Upon returning home, the family was walking towards the railway station from Muttur when they inadvertently crossed onto the railway track. The trio stood at the curve where two railway tracks intersected, failing to observe the oncoming express train. According to police, Irfana was in a rush to reach the station to board the train, hastily crossing the tracks while dragging her granddaughters behind her.
Despite passers-by attempting to alert her to stop, Irfana ignored their pleas. The force of the collision was so devastating that the bodies were severely injured. Railway police arrived at the scene for an investigation, and a case of unnatural death has been opened at the Yeshwantpur Railway Police Station. Ongoing inquiries are underway.
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