Two run over by goods train

Friday, September 22, 2006, 23:34 [IST]

Sambalpur, Sep 22(UNI) Two workers were ran over by a goods train at Badmal near Jharsugura late last night, Police today said.

The labourers were working under a contractor farm in-charge of electrification in a private industry.

The deceased were identified as Laxman Bag (20) of Sarbahal and Gautam Biswal (20) of Belpahar.

GRP sources said the workers were sleeping on the track when the goods train ran over them.

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