4 of a family killed while crossing railway tracks in Mumbai

Four members of a family died after being hit by a train near suburban Kandivali station this morning, police said.

The incident took place between Borivali and Kandivali stations at around 5 am, a senior Government Railway Police (GRP) official said.

The victims were in a long-distance train coming from Kankavli in coastal Sindhudurg district.

They got down from the train as it stopped near Kandivali station and were crossing the tracks when a Churchgate-bound local train ran over them, police said.

They were rushed to nearby hospital where doctors declared them dead on arrival.