Two killed, four seriously injured after train hits railway workers in S. Korea


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CHEONGDO, South Korea: Two workers were killed and another four were seriously hurt Tuesday (Aug 19) after being struck by a passenger train in the southeastern city of Cheongdo, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing officials.

The accident occurred around 10.50am near the Cheongdo Bullfighting Stadium when a Mugunghwa train bound for Jinju in South Gyeongsang Province hit seven workers who were inspecting structures on a slope near the tracks, according to police and the state-run Korea Railroad Corp (Korail).

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