Tragedy on the Tracks: Migrant Workers Fatally Struck by Train

Two migrant workers, Chandan Paswan and Rajan Rishi, were fatally hit by a train near Mukerian town on the Jalandhar-Pathankot railway track. The incident took place at the Alipur railway level crossing. The families have been notified, and the bodies are at the Civil Hospital for postmortem.

In a tragic incident, two migrant labourers lost their lives when they were struck by a train near Mukerian town, police confirmed on Wednesday.

The fatal collision happened on Tuesday night at the Alipur railway level crossing, approximately six kilometres from Mukerian, along the Jalandhar-Pathankot railway track.

Mukerian railway police post's Assistant Sub-Inspector Malkeet Singh Bajwa stated the victims, Chandan Paswan and Rajan Rishi, both from Bihar, were crossing the tracks after dark when a train hit them. The remains are at the Civil Hospital, awaiting postmortem, and the next of kin have been alerted.

(With inputs from agencies.)