A train accident on Wednesday resulted in 13 deaths and around 15 injuries after a tea seller falsely claimed a fire on board the Pushpak Express. Panic ensued, leading passengers to jump off, where they were struck by the Karnataka Express on an adjacent track.

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Jalgaon train accident: Eyewitness recounts how tea seller started fire rumour leading to death of 13 people

A tea-seller from the pantry shouted about a fire having broken out in a coach, says Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar

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Fire rumour by tea-seller led to Jalgaon train tragedy: Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the Jalgaon train accident was the result of a "sheer rumour" about fire by a tea-seller inside the Pushpak Express, which led to panic and some passengers jumping off.

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Authorities said 10 people were also injured in the India crash, including the two individuals believed to have started the rumorDeepak Gupta/Hindustan Times via Getty Passengers seen waiting for Pushpak Express on April 9, 2019 in Lucknow, India.Thirteen people are dead after fleeing one train and getting hit by another, officials said.Authorities in India said the passengers exited the train on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 22, local time aft…

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13 Dead After People Flee from Train, Get Hit By Another One When Rumor Spreads About Possible Fire

‘Some of the scared passengers jumped off the train from both the sides to save themselves,’ said the Maharashtra deputy chief minister.

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Jalgaon train accident caused by rumour about fire in railway coach: Ajit Pawar

Jalgaon train accident: An unfounded rumour turned a routine train journey into a nightmare in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Wednesday (January 22). The horrifying sequence of events unfolded at around 4:45 pm which led to the tragic deaths of 13 passengers aboard the Pushpak Express. The panic caused by a false fire alert resulted in passengers jumping off the moving train, only to be rammed by an oncoming high-speed Karnataka Express. The …

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Jalgaon train accident: Rumour of fire to chain pulling, full story behind tragic 13 deaths

Dismissing reports that some passengers of Pushpak Express jumped off the train amid a fire rumour, railway officials Thursday said the passengers alighted after they stopped the train by pulling alarm chain and had adequate time to move to safe location as Karnataka Express arrived 20 minutes later. Thirteen passengers of the Mumbai-bound Pushpak Express, who got off the train, were run over by the Karnataka Express heading from Bengaluru to De…

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Railway Officials Clarify Passengers Of Pushpak Express Safely Alighted After Stopping Train

New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) Dismissing reports that some passengers of Pushpak Express jumped off the train amid a fire rumour, railway officials Thursday said the passengers alighted after they stopped the train by pulling alarm chain and had adequate time to move to safe location as Karnataka Express arrived 20 minutes later. Thirteen passengers of the Mumbai-bound Pushpak Express, who got off the train, were run over by the Karnataka Express head…

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At least 13 people were killed and 15 others injured in a tragic train accident in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Wednesday evening.

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