PRAYAGRAJ, April 16 -- At least five persons were killed on Wednesday evening after being run over by two trains near Pachdevra halt overbridge in the Karchana police station area here, officials said.

Prashant Verma, Prayagraj superintendent of police (SP), government railway police (GRP), said a man was first run over by the Kalka Express, forcing the train to halt. The railway control room was informed immediately after the incident. Police said the body found on the railway tracks was identified as Baliram Bhagat, 36, a resident of Siwan in Bihar.

Following the unscheduled stoppage, several passengers, mostly from general coaches, got down and some reportedly stood on or moved onto the tracks. Meanwhile, the Purushottam Express appr...