Incoming train runs over 12 people who jumped off another over rumour of fire

Twelve radical died and 15 others were injured erstwhile they got disconnected a bid aft proceeding rumours of a fire, lone to beryllium hit by different passing train successful the occidental Indian authorities of Maharashtra.

The incidental took spot astatine astir 4.50pm section clip connected Wednesday. Passengers connected the Pushpak Express panicked aft a rumour dispersed that the bid had caught occurrence and they pulled the exigency chain, bringing it to a stop.

Several of the passengers who disembarked from the close broadside were deed by the Karnataka Express coming from the other absorption connected a parallel track.

“Passengers from a manager of Pushpak Express disembarked and astatine the aforesaid time, a Karnataka Express bid deed those people,” Central Railway spokesperson Swapnil Nila said.

Railways officials said determination was nary fire.

“Our preliminary accusation is that determination were sparks wrong 1 of the coaches of Pushpak Express owed to either ‘hot axle’ oregon ‘brake-binding’, and immoderate passengers panicked,” a elder Railways authoritative told the quality bureau Press Trust of India.

A video posted connected societal media showed passengers screaming and crying aft witnessing horrific scenes of dormant bodies lying connected the tracks.

Prime curate Narendra Modi said helium was anguished by the tragic incident.

“I widen my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and commune for the speedy betterment of each the injured. Authorities are providing each imaginable assistance to those affected,” helium said.

The railways ministry and the Maharashtra authorities authorities announced compensation of Rs500,000 (£4,698) and Rs150,000 (£1,410), respectively, to the families of each of the deceased.

Maharashtra main curate Devendra Fadnavis, who is successful Davos for the World Economic Forum, said his colleagues successful the authorities and the “entire territory medication is moving successful coordination with the railway administration, and contiguous arrangements are being made for the attraction of the injured”.

“The tragic incidental of the nonaccomplishment of lives successful a precise unfortunate incidental adjacent Pachora successful Jalgaon territory is profoundly distressing. I wage my heartfelt tributes to them,” helium said.

Among those killed were 3 radical from Nepal, The Indian Express reported.

The Indian authorities has been trying to modernise its extended railway network, built during the British assemblage era. However, predominant bid accidents person raised questions implicit safety.

There were much than 100,000 train-related deaths successful India from 2017 to 2021, according to a 2022 study published by the National Crime Records Bureau.

These included radical falling off, dying successful collisions, and getting mowed down by speeding trains connected the tracks.

In 2023, much than 280 radical were killed successful 1 of the deadliest obstruction accidents successful decades aft 2 rider trains collided successful eastbound India.