A train in Slovenia hits maintenance workers on the tracks. 2 were killed and 4 others were injured

Slovenian police say a passenger train has struck a group of maintenance workers on the tracks and killed two of them injured four others

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- A passenger train on Wednesday struck a group of maintenance workers on the tracks, killing two of them and injuring four others, police said.

The collision happened near the southwestern town of Postojna at around 9 a.m., the official STA news agency said.

The report says the injured workers were seriously hurt. No other details were immediately available.