4-year-old killed in toy train accident at Kamatibaug
Vadodara: A four-year-old girl died after being run over by the toy train at the Sayajibaug garden — better known as Kamatibaug — here on Saturday evening. The girl's parents, residents of Jambusar in Bharuch district, had taken her to the garden to spend time there.
The accident occurred at about 5.30pm when the train was near its 'station'. The girl, Khatija Parvez Pathan, came under the wheels of the train and is believed to have died on the spot. She was rushed to SSG Hospital where she was declared dead. The garden is managed by the
Vadodara Municipal Corporation
(VMC), which has given a contract to a private company, Khodal Corporation, to run the toy train, also called the Joy Train. The train runs on a 3.5km track inside the garden.
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The VMC's assistant director of parks and gardens, Gaurav Panchal, said the accident took place near Gate 2 of the garden. "The girl moved towards the train and came under it," he said. He added that CCTV footage will reveal further details. City police officers, including deputy commissioner of police Julie Kothiya, rushed to the garden after the accident.
Kothiya said Sayajigunj police will investigate the matter. She said CCTV footage was being examined, and police are trying to find eyewitnesses. On allegations of the train being driven recklessly, she said these will also be investigated. This is the second time the train has injured a visitor to the garden in two years. In Oct 2023, a woman was injured when her burqa got entangled in the guard of the train's engine. She fell and her arm came under the train wheels. Her hand was amputated a couple of days later.
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