Train mows down two minor siblings

Rourkela: Two boys died when they were hit by a passenger train near Basanti Colony in Rourkela, police said Wednesday.

The incident took place around 2:30am when they were crossing the railway track, they said.

The deceased were identified as siblings Ranjan Patra, 17, and Debendra Patra, 15.

The bodies were recovered from the railway track and have been sent for postmortem, a police officer said.

PNN