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Mohali: Girl crossing railway track run over by train
Mohali, June 13, 2021:
A young girl has been reported dead after being hit by a train on the railway line in Dhakoli area here.
The deceased has been identified as Shivangi (17), a native of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the family of the deceased, she had come to Dhakoli in search of work just three days ago. Shivangi suffered from hearing impairment.
According to the information received from a Railway Police official, the deceased lived in a slum with her family near the railway line here. He said that according to the family members of the deceased, she might not have heard the sound of the train while crossing the track to reach her home and got hit by the Sadhbhawna Express and died on the spot.
The incident took place around 5:30 pm on Saturday. The railway police came to know about the incident on Sunday morning following which they rushed to the spot. The deadbody of the girl has been kept at Civil Hospital of Dera Bassi for postmortem, said the police.