Five persons run over by train

Pataudi (Haryana), Nov 3 (PTI) Five persons were run over
by the New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi here early on Tuesday when
they were crossing the track, triggering protests by locals
who surrounded the train.
The mishap took place at 7:30 am IST when the five
started crossing the track as soon a goods train passed the
area and did not notice the approaching train.
"Due to the impact, the engine of the train failed and
the locomotive came to a halt," CPRO, Northern Railways, Anant
Swaroop said here in the northern state Haryana.
Soon after the incident, locals protesting against the
incident surrounded the train, he said, adding that there were
no reports of violence.
The identity of the victims is yet to be ascertained.
An engine has been sent from Delhi to facilitate the
train's onward movement. PTI