Palghar, March 24: A couple and their 3-month-old baby were run over by an express train in Maharashtra's Palghar district in the early hours of Friday, an official said.

The three were killed around 00.30 hours near Virar railway station, about 65 km from Mumbai, said the official from Vasai Road railway police station. Vande Bharat Express Train Hits Three-Year-Old Girl Near Kiratpur Sahib in Punjab's Ropar, Minor Dies on Spot.

The deceased persons have been identified as Ajit Patel (28), Seema Patel (26) and their child Aryan and their bodies have been sent for post-mortem, said the official. Rajasthan: 14-Year-Old Boy Run Over by Express Train in Kota While Trying To Catch Kite Near Railway Track on Makar Sankranti.

Police are trying to find out why the family was on the tracks at the time, he said.