Maharashtra: Three run over by train on railway track in Pune

Three persons suspected to be engaged in mischief along a railway track in Pune were killed after being run over by a train police said on Monday reported news agency PTIThe incident occurred near Manjari area on the outskirts of Pune city on Sunday nightAs per preliminary information five to six youth aged between 18 and 20 were walking along the track while a couple of them were sitting on it It is suspected that while they were engaged in some mischief a train struck three of them around 9 pm on Sunday an official from Hadapsar police station said reported PTIThe youth belonged to a nearby locality in Manjari he saidWe have registered an accidental death case and are probing the sequence of events the official saidEarlier Two commuters died after a speeding train near Sandhurst Road station ran over five people following disruptions due to a flash strike organised by railway workers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT during the evening rush hours on November 6 Those mowed down by the train were walking on the tracks as trains had halted for a long time due to the stirThe agitation that brought Central Railway CR operations to a standstill was carried out in protest of the FIR filed against railway engineers in connection with the Mumbra tragedy leading to the complete collapse of the timetable as no trains operated from CSMT between 550 pm and 645 pm leading to chaos as all intermediate stations and leaving thousands of officegoers were strandedChemical truck crashes into tree in Thane damages autorickshaw and streetlightIn another incident a container truck carrying chemicals rammed into a tree near a crossing in Maharashtras Thane city damaging a streetlight pole and an autorickshaw and affecting traffic for about an hour officials said on Monday reported PTINo person was injured in the accident reported at 1131 pm on Sunday they saidThe tanker heading from Dahej in Gujarat to Wagle Estate in Thane lost control near the Teen Hath Naka and crashed into a roadside tree Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said reported PTIA large branch of the tree fell on the container and then onto an autorickshaw moving ahead of it The autorickshaw driver and the two passengers inside escaped without injuries The threewheelers roof was however damaged due to the impact he said reported PTIThe fallen tree branch also hit a nearby streetlight pole which then collapsed the official saidThe truck was carrying polymer dispersions a nontoxic and noninflammable chemical used in textile finishing paper and packaging coatings and construction materials he said reported PTIAfter being alerted the police fire brigade and disaster management cell staff reached the spotTraffic on the NashikMumbai route was halted for about an hour and diverted via the service road the official saidRescue personnel later removed the fallen tree branches cleared the road and restored normal traffic movement he addedWith inputs from PTI