Three railway staffers run over by local train near Mumbai while fixing signal fault

Three railway staffers were killed after being run over by a Mumbai-bound local train near Vasai town in Palghar district when they were engaged in the task of fixing a signalling system fault, officials said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred at 8.55 pm on Monday between Vasai Road and Naigaon stations when the train was going towards Churchgate terminus in south Mumbai, they said.

The Western Railway (WR), under whose Mumbai division the accident occurred, said it was an unfortunate incident, and ordered a probe into it.