India, April 16 -- In Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, two train mishaps near Pachdevra halt overbridge claimed the lives of five people on Wednesday evening. What started as only one death, soon led to the deaths of four more people.

As reported by HT, a man was run over by the Kalka Express, which forced the train to come to a halt. As some passengers jumped out onto the tracks to observe the situation, out of "curiosity", another train, the Purushottam Express, reportedly arrived on another track and ran four people over, killing them on the spot.

Shashikant Tripathi, chief public relations officer (CPRO) of North Central Railway, told HT that the accident occurred after passengers disembarked from the general coaches of the train and rema...