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The stampede astatine the Bandra railway presumption happened aboriginal connected Sunday. (Express Archives)
Nine radical were injured pursuing a stampede concern astatine the Bandra railway presumption successful Mumbai connected Sunday morning.
The incidental happened connected Platform No. 1 erstwhile radical rushed to committee the Bandra-Gorakhpur Express astatine 5.10 am. “On October 27, 2024, Antyodaya Express (Train No. 22921) was being dilatory maneuvered from the Bandra Terminus (BDTS) gait to Platform No. 1. During this process, respective passengers connected the level attempted to committee the moving train, resulting successful injuries to 2 individuals who fell portion trying to embark,” Western Railway’s said successful a statement.
Of those injured, 2 — Noor Mohammad Shaikh (18) and Indrajith Sahani (19) — are successful captious condition. The remaining seven, meanwhile, are receiving attraction astatine the government-run Bhabha Hospital.
An injured idiosyncratic being taken to a infirmary aft a stampede astatine Bandra railway station, successful Mumbai connected Sunday. (Screengrab: PTI)
The Western Railway authorities person launched an probe to ascertain the origin of the overcrowding and measure level absorption protocols to forestall specified incidents.
In the statement, the authorities further informed: “To accommodate the anticipated summation successful rider measurement during the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals, Indian Railways has arranged implicit 130 peculiar festival trains, providing further connectivity to assorted destinations, peculiarly successful Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.”
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