Woman, child die after jumping before running train

A woman and her 5-year-old daughter were killed after they allegedly jumped in front of a running train in Balasore district, GRP sources said today.

The woman and the child had boarded a Kolkata bound train at Cuttack and got down at Soro station where the incident occurred last night.

Investigation is in progress to ascertain the circumstances that led to the incident, the sources said.