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A man and his son were killed while his wife was critically injured when the Rajdhani Express train ploughed into their car trapped inside a railway gate in Assamโ€™s Dibrugarh district on Sunday night.

The incident happened around 9pm in Chabua, an area dotted with tea-gardens.

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The man who was killed have been identified as Bimal Sharma (65) and his son Arnav Sharma (26).

Sharmaโ€™s wife is undergoing treatment at the Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh.

A senior police officer at Chabua said, โ€œFrom what we know as of now, the person operating the railway gate did close the gate on one end but not the other one facing a tea garden area. From there the Sharma family drove in their car.โ€

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A Northeast Frontier Railway spokesperson said, โ€œAn inquiry of the highest level has been ordered under the Commissioner of Railway Safety, and a report is expected soonโ€, reports The Indian Express.

The police said the Sharmasโ€™ were returning after meeting their elder son who is an official at the tea garden.