Four children killed after being hit by train in Assam

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Press Trust of India Tezpur (Assam)
Last Updated : Nov 20 2016 | 7:57 PM IST
Four children were killed when a train hit them at Biswanath district of Asssm in the wee hours today.
Saruj Gowala (13), Ganesh Ghatowar (12), Ganesh Munda (10) and Lakhindar Kalkomar (11) were crossing the railway tracks while returning from a Kartik Puja mela in Borgang area of the district when the incident happened, Biswanath district SP Brojenjit Singha said.
"They were hit by the Intercity Express at around 2 AM, around one km from Borgang railway station. The bodies have been handed over to the families after post-mortem," he said.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condoled the deaths and directed irrigation minister Ranjit Dutta to visit Borgong and talk to the victims' families.

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First Published: Nov 20 2016 | 7:57 PM IST

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