Mumbai train accident: Four dead, nine injured
Four people were killed and several others injured when they fell off two overcrowded local trains crossing each other in Mumbai during the peak office hours.
According to railway officials, the incident occurred at around 9.30 am on Monday between Diva and Kopar railway stations of the Central Railway.
While one of the trains was going towards Kasara, the other was coming towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. All the deceased are reportedly between 30-35 years of age.
According to preliminary reports, the commuters were travelling on the footboards of the trains that were crossing each other when they lost balance and fell onto the railway tracks.
The railway officials were immediately alerted about the incident by the guard of the Kasara-bound train. Following this, officials and police personnel rushed to the spot with ambulances and rescued the injured. They were rushed to a hospital in Kalwa where five were declared dead.
Three of the deceased have been identified so far. Among them are 23-year-old Ketan Dilip Saroj, a resident of Ulhasnagar, 34-year-old railway employee Vickey Babasaheb Mukhidal and a person named Rahul Santosh Gupta. The fourth is yet to be identified.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has expressed his condolences to the families of those who died in the accident.