Worker killed in accident at Rayagada railway station yard

Rayagada: One worker was killed and two others were injured after a push trolley and a goods train got entangled at Rayagada railway station yard Thursday, officials said.

In a statement, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said, “Unfortunately, one contractual labourer got hit by the goods train and expired. Another labourer and one trolleyman sustained minor injuries.

They are admitted to a nearby hospital and will be discharged after due medical attention.”

The mishap occurred in the morning when the umbrella of a push trolley got entangled with a wagon of a moving goods train.

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