New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- In a major accident, a train ran over two people at Kala Jharia railway station in Jamtara of Jharkhand, Jamtara Deputy Commissioner Shashi Bhushan Mehra said.

Jamtara sub-division police officer (SDPO) M Rahman told PTI that the accident took place near Kaljharia area in Jamtara district when some passengers got down from the train from the wrong side.

"A local train coming on another line hit them," he said.

"Bodies of two persons have been recovered so far. Search operation is on and the toll might increase," he said.

Other media reports state that the two deceased are not passengers.

Kaushik Mitra, CPRO, Eastern Railway told ANI, "Two persons walking on the track were run over by the train at least 2 km away...