Two young sisters, Pihu Kashyap (4) and Jhanvi Kashyap (2), died after being hit by a speeding Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express train in Rampur, UP while playing near a railway track. Their father is a daily wage laborer. Authorities are advising residents to prevent children from playing near the tracks.
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