LAHORE, Jan 21 : A couple and their two children were crushed to death when they were crossing a railway line near Baloki Rialway Station on Thursday.
According to police, the couple along with their two children, after getting off a train was crossing the railway line when another approaching train crushed them all to death.
Immediately, identity of the deceased could not be ascertained. Police shifted the dead bodies to nearby hospital.
Meanwhile, citizens held protest demonstration against the death of the four persons. They chanted slogans against Railways authorities over loss of four precious lives and demanded to build overhead bridge to cross railway line to save precious lives.
They said that there were no alternate to cross railway line and citizens were forced to cross line and dozens of precious lives have been lost while crossing railway line.
Railway authorities when approached said that the incident occurred due to the mistake of the deceased who were crossing railway carelessly and Pakistan Railways directly.
On other hand crossing railway line directly is prohibited in railways law and citizens are asked to used overhead bridge, the authorities added.
Police registering a case into the incident have initiated the investigations. INP
According to police, the couple along with their two children, after getting off a train was crossing the railway line when another approaching train crushed them all to death.
Immediately, identity of the deceased could not be ascertained. Police shifted the dead bodies to nearby hospital.
Meanwhile, citizens held protest demonstration against the death of the four persons. They chanted slogans against Railways authorities over loss of four precious lives and demanded to build overhead bridge to cross railway line to save precious lives.
They said that there were no alternate to cross railway line and citizens were forced to cross line and dozens of precious lives have been lost while crossing railway line.
Railway authorities when approached said that the incident occurred due to the mistake of the deceased who were crossing railway carelessly and Pakistan Railways directly.
On other hand crossing railway line directly is prohibited in railways law and citizens are asked to used overhead bridge, the authorities added.
Police registering a case into the incident have initiated the investigations. INP
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