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Mumbai News Live Updates: People stitchery aft a bid mishap, successful Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. (Source: PTI)
Mumbai News Live Updates: At slightest 13 passengers were mowed down by the Karnataka Express successful Maharashtra’s Jalgaon territory aft panic erupted owed to a occurrence rumor connected the Lucknow-CSMT Pushpak Express. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a Rs 2 lakh compensation for the deceased’s families, and Rs 50,000 for the injured, portion section authorities are assisting the victims.
How did the mishap happen? Officials said the incidental took spot astatine astir 5 p.m. adjacent Pachora betwixt Maheji and Pardhane stations. The passengers, mostly from the wide compartment, jumped onto the adjacent tracks owed to fear, lone to beryllium deed by the oncoming train. The decease toll successful the Jalgaon bid mishap has roseate to 13 connected Thursday, with constabulary confirming that 8 of the victims person been identified. Railway officials noted that a way curvature whitethorn person initially obstructed visibility. Jalgaon Guardian Minister Gulabrao Patil confirmed that rumours of occurrence were unfounded, arsenic the Railways verified nary occurrence had occurred.
Where is the probe at? An probe into the origin of the mishap has been initiated by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Central Circle. Manoj Arora, the CRS, volition sojourn the mishap tract located betwixt Pardhade and Maheji railway stations adjacent Pachora, which is implicit 400 km from Mumbai, to analyse the circumstances starring to the tragedy.
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