All of the victims hailed from Tamil Nadu.
4 sanitary employees, together with two ladies, had been killed after they had been run over by the Thiruvananthapuram-bound Kerala Specific close to Shoranur Railway station on Saturday night.
The incident came about when the employees had been clearing rubbish from the railway observe close to the Shoranur bridge – situated a number of metres from the railway station within the Palakkad district.
The prepare was going in direction of Kerala from Delhi, officers mentioned.
In accordance with the police, the victims, who had been contracted by the Railways for sanitation duties, had been thrown from the observe because of the collision’s impression, reported information company PTI.
Whereas three our bodies have been retrieved from the incident spot, efforts are underway to find the physique of the fourth sufferer – who’s suspected to have jumped into the Bharathapuzha River, the police mentioned.
All of the victims hailed from Tamil Nadu, officers mentioned.
“The employees could not have observed the approaching prepare, which resulted within the accident, however additional investigations are underway,” a Railway Police official informed PTI.