US Edition4 dead, 9 injured after falling from overcrowded Mumbai local trains
- Four individuals lost their lives and nine others were injured when they fell while riding on the footboards of two overcrowded suburban trains near Mumbra station in Maharashtra's Thane district on Monday morning.
- The accident likely happened because passengers hanging on footboards of trains traveling in opposite directions got their backpacks entangled as the trains passed.
- The incident occurred during the office rush hour between Diva and Mumbra stations, involving one train heading towards Kasara and another towards CSMT in Mumbai.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reported that an inquiry into the accident has been launched and expressed hope for prompt relief to those injured, while Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar emphasized the urgent need to address overcrowding and improve passenger safety in the railway system.
- The Railways declared that both new and currently operating suburban train sets in Mumbai will be fitted with automatic door-closing mechanisms to enhance passenger safety following the incident.
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4 dead, 9 injured after falling from overcrowded Mumbai local trains
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Four dead, six injured after falling off moving local train in Thane
Mumbai, Jun 9 (PTI) At least four commuters, including a GRP constable, died and six were injured after falling off a moving and overcrowded local train in Maharashtra’s Thane district during the office rush hour on Monday morning, officials said. The incident occurred between Diva and Kopar railway stations when the train was going towards […]
Five dead, several injured after falling from overcrowded train in Mumbai
Five people died, and several others were injured after falling from an overcrowded train in Mumbai during peak hours on Monday morning. The incident occurred between Diva and Kopar railway stations on the Central Railway line. Preliminary reports suggest that 10-12 commuters fell from the local train heading towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
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