At least sixteen migrant workers were killed after acargo train ran over a group of 21 at Aurangabad in Maharashtra on Fridaymorning. The incident took place at around 5.15 AM.

"The injured have been shifted to Aurangabad civil hospital," said CH Rakesh, chief public relations officer (PRO), South Central Railway.

Theworkers, who were walking to Bhusawal from Jalna, were returning to MadhyaPradesh, an official told news agency PTI.

Theyhad been walking along the rail tracks and slept on the rail tracks due toexhaustion, he said.

The South Central Railwaychief PRO said that Railway Protection Force (RPF) and local police arereaching spot to assess the situation.