16 labourers killed after being hit by a goods train in Aurangabad, 2 labourers severely injured
Aurangabad ( Maharashtra) – Twenty-one labourers working in SRJ Steel Plant in Jalna, left for Madhya Pradesh on the night of 7th May from Jalna to Aurangabad through railway tracks. After covering a few kilometers on foot, they were tired and slept on the track. On 8th morning, they were hit by a goods train and 16 of them died on the spot and 2 were severely injured. In this incident, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chauhan and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray have announced a monetary help of ₹5 lakh each to the family members of the deceased.