Mumbai, June 9
At least one person and nine others were injured after falling from a moving local train near the Mumbra railway station close to the Maharashtra capital Mumbai.
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) confirmed that of the ten passengers travelling from Kasara to CSMT, who fell from the train, one has died.
“One person has died in this incident and nine people have been admitted to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Kalwa, for treatment,” said the Thane Municipal Corporation-run hospital.
“At Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital Kalwa, local leader Sanjay Vaghule, Disaster Management Officer Yasin Tadvi, Medical Superintendent Dr Malgaonkar and the Police Inspector of Kalwa Police Station are present, and the team of doctors of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital is treating everyone on a war footing,” said the TMC-run hospital.
An eyewitness said, ”Due to the huge crowd in the local, some passengers were hanging from the doors of the coach. At the same time, the Pushpak Express going to Lucknow was passing alongside the local. The passengers standing at the door of the local fell down after being hit by the Pushpak Express.”
Seeing the passengers falling from the train, some passengers informed the RPF about the incident. After that, the injured passengers were taken to a hospital in Kalwa.