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2 UP migrant workers run over by Vande Bharat train in Rajkot, another ‘critical’

The three youths worked at a factory situated near the railway tracks in the Gondal Chowkdi area of Rajkot city, police said.

2 min readAhmedabadUpdated: Feb 3, 2026 12:34 PM IST

A team of the Rajkot City Police soon reached the spot while bystanders helped by calling an ambulance that took the three to Rajkot Civil Hospital. (Source: Express Photo/ enhanced by AI)

Two youths were killed and one person was “in critical condition” after they were knocked down by a Vande Bharat train in Gujarat’s Rajkot on Monday, police said.

According to the police, the three youths – all in their 20s – were apparently trying to click a group selfie close to the railway tracks. Sub-Inspector of the Aji Dam police station, A R Rathod, identified the deceased as Sandeep Patel (20) and Sandeep Koli (23) and said Kapil Patel (23) was under treatment.

The three hailed from Uttar Pradesh and worked at a factory located near the railway tracks in the Gondal Chowkdi area of Rajkot city, police said.

The incident took place at 4:48 pm when train number 26902 Veraval-Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express was passing through the section between Ribada and Bhaktinagar stations of the Bhavnagar Division of the Western Railway (WR), railway officials said.

A team of the Rajkot City Police soon reached the spot and bystanders helped by calling an ambulance that took the three to Rajkot Civil Hospital.

A senior doctor told The Indian Express that two men had been declared dead on arrival while another person suffered multiple injuries and was “in critical condition.”

A railway official confirmed that the train had stopped at 4:48 pm and remained at the accident spot for around half an hour before continuing its journey towards Rajkot and then to Sabarmati station in Ahmedabad.

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“Due to miscalculation about distance from the tracks, these three men were hit by the semi high-speed luxury train,” said Rathod.

Preliminary investigation suggested that the trio was headed towards a nearby railway station to see off Sandeep Patel, who had planned to visit his hometown, said Rathod.

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