‘Do not cross the tracks,’ is a message a commuter hears every day while travelling by train and yet most often one tends to ignore this advice.u00a0Yesterday, Vijay Patil and his wife and parents also chose to ignore this valuable advice that eventually led to his and his wife’s death. Instead of celebrating their son’s first wedding anniversary, Vijay Patil’s parents had to mourn the loss of their son and their daughter in-law, when they were knocked down by a train while crossing the tracks.

Joy turned into sadness: Bala and Chhaya Patil were inconsolable after their son and 5-month pregnant daughter in-law died after a train knocked them down as they crossed the tracks at Thakurli station