Banaskantha: In a tragic incident, an elderly man and his two granddaughters were crushed to death while crossing a railway track beside their house in Banaskantha district of Gujarat on Thursday morning, an official said. According to the official said that the incident took place in village Kidotar of Amirgarh taluka around 11:45 in the morning.
While divulging more details into the incident, HP Desai (PI, Railway Police) said that Obsingh Lalsingh of Kidotar village of Amirgarh taluka was crossing the railway track with his two granddaughters. As they were trying to cross the railway line, they were suddenly hit hit by the Yoganagari train. PI, Railway Police HP Desai said that the daughters and grandfather died on the spot in the incident.
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Soon after the incident, Railway police personnel reached the spot to probe the case. Further investigation into the matter is underway. After informing the police, railway police and local police immediately reached the spot. The bodies of all three have been kept in the mortuary for post-mortem. A crowd of people gathered at the spot of the incident.
The tragic incident has caused grief in the entire Kidotar village.Locals said that the house of Obsingh Lalsingh Dabhi of Kidotar village is situated next to the railway track. The family members often have to go out for work and have to cross this railway track everytime. Pertinently, Railway officials last month claimed to have averted a major catastrophic incident in Vadodara district by foiling a nefarious plot to derail a train by strategically placing a metal fencing pole on the tracks which might have disastrous consequences on two train - Okha-Shalimar and Ahmedabad-Puri Express trains.
