Woman, kids killed on railway tracks

NAVI MUMBAI: A 24-year-old woman and two of her daughters were killed while trying to cross the railway tracks near Belapur station on Sunday evening. Her third daughter, though, survived, but with serious injuries.
The mishap occurred at 7.45 pm when Seema Yogesh Mishra, a resident of Belapur village, was crossing the tracks along with her three daughters — Ritika (6), Beauty (4) and Unnati (1).A local train hit the woman and her children who were trying to cross over to the Income Tax Colony on the other side of the tracks, reportedly to visit a temple there. “Seema and her eldest daughter Ritika were killed on the spot, while the youngest daughter, Unnati, succumbed to her injuries at MGM hospital in Belapur. Meanwhile, Beauty is under critical care at KEM hospital in Mumbai,” said a Panvel railway police official, Sunil S Lonkar.
He added that they are still trying to ascertain if it was an accident or a case of suicide. “The motorman’s statement has not yet been recorded. It will give a clear idea about what exactly happened. We have questioned the woman’s husband and neighbours, but could not get any leading clues there,” said Lonkar. The victim’s husband, Yogesh Mishra, is an auto driver in Navi Mumbai.The railway police officials are particularly upset with the staff of Sion Hospital in Mumbai, where Beauty Mishra was first rushed to. Without tendering any valid reason, the hospital reportedly transferred the girl to KEM Hospital for treatment.
While railway officials make it point to discourage peoplefrom illegal track crossing, permanent fencing or a boundary wall is the need of the hour to stop this dangerous activity.