Three girls run over by train in Samastipur



Samastipur: Three girls, including two sisters, were run over by a train near Karpoori Gram Railway Station in Bihar's Samastipur district on Saturday, police said.

Two sisters, Madhu and Soni Kumari, daughters of Dilip Thakur of Karpoori Gram, besides Arti Kumari, were crossing the rail tracks when the speeding Barauni-New Delhi Vaishali Superfast Express hit them, police said.

Both the sisters, students of Gokul Karpoori Fuleshwari College at Karpoori Gram, died on the spot. The other girl, who was rushed to a nearby hospital, died later, they added.

PTI