Mumbai: Nine Injured In Stampede During Morning Rush At Bandra Railway Station

The stampede took place when passengers were trying to board a train heading toward Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Two people have suffered critical injuries.

Mumbai: At least nine persons were injured in a stampede on Sunday early morning at Mumbai’s Bandra Railway Station. The incident took place when passengers tried to board the train heading toward Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.

The injured have been identified as Shabhir Abdul Rehman (40), Parmeshwar Sukhdar Gupta (28), Ravindra Harihar Chuma (30), Ramsevak Ravindra Prasad Prajapati (29), Sanjay Tilakram Kangay (27), Divyanshu Yogendra Yadav (18), Mohammad Shareef Shaikh (25), Indrajith Sahani (19) and Noor Mohammad Shaikh (18).

The condition of seven people is stable while two have suffered critical injuries. The injured have been shifted to a hospital, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) adding that the stampede occurred due to the festive rush before Diwali.

Train number 22921 from Bandra to Gorakhpur arrived at platform number 1 of the station and a large chunk of passengers made their way towards the platform to board the train during the rush hour. In the attempt to board the train, some people fell on the platform when they came in between two coaches.

"Ideally, doors of the coaches are opened after the train makes a halt at the platform and passengers then board in a queue," a WR employee said.

A video showed blood on the floor and those injured being rushed to the hospital on stretchers by Railway Police personnel. Another video captured a Railway officer carrying an injured passenger on his shoulder. The BMC assured that the situation is under control at the railway station and the injured have been taken to Bhabha Hospital.

Western Railway has not released an official statement yet. Spokesperson Vineet Abhishek was unavailable for comment. Despite the incident and the chaos that followed, the Antyodaya Express departed from Bandra Terminus close around its scheduled time.