Tamil Nadu: In Palakkad, Tamil Nadu, Kerala Express hit four sweepers working on the track. All four sanitation workers died in this collision. According to the Railway Police, the four sweepers were collecting garbage from the track. Two women were also included in these. During this time the train hit him. The collision was so strong that all the sweepers fell down from the bridge. The bodies of three of them have been recovered, while the body of a sweeper has not been found. It is feared that the body of the sweeper is not being found due to falling in the river. Railway police said that this accident happened near Shoranur railway station on Saturday evening.
Kerala Express going from New Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram hit these employees at around 3.05 pm. These sweepers were clearing garbage from the railway track over the Shoranur bridge, a few kilometers away from the railway station. Search for the fourth body continues: Police said that three bodies have been recovered from the area, while efforts are being made to trace the fourth body, which is feared to have fallen into the Bharatpuzha river. A team of Railway Police is present at the spot. An official of the Shoranur Railway Police said, “It is possible that the staff did not see the train coming, which led to the accident, but further investigation is underway.