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Aurangabad train accident: Raised an alarm but to no avail, says eyewitness

As many as 16 migrant labourers were killed and five others injured when a freight train ran over them between Jalna and Aurangabad on Friday

Migrants from Raigad district of Maharashtra walk through a tunnel along the easter freeway, in Mumbai. Photo: PTI
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As many as 16 migrant labourers were killed and five others injured when a freight train ran over them

ANI Aurangabad
Recalling the nightmare, an eyewitness of the Aurangabad train mishap said that he raised an alarm in order to save the other migrant workers who were on tracks, but to no avail. The chilling incident claimed the lives of 16 migrant labourers.

Dhirendra Singh said he tried his best to alert his colleagues, but unfortunately the train ran over them.

"We all hail from Madhya Pradesh and work for SRG Company, Jalna. We were going to our native villages. We left our rooms at 7 PM on Thursday and reached the incident spot at around 4 AM in the morning

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