Jalgaon: At least 11 train passengers were killed after they jumped off their train panicky over a fire alarm and fell on the other track on which they were run over by another train. The tragic incident took place near the Paranda railway station in North Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Wednesday evening, 400 km away from Mumbai, officials said.
The fatalities occurred as the passengers jumped off the train due to fear of fire in the Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express, which halted on its track after someone raised a fire alarm around 5 pm. They jumped to save their lives but the oncoming Karnataka Express heading from Bengaluru to Delhi, ran over them, said Central Railway's chief spokesperson Swapnil Nila.
"Our preliminary information is that there were sparks inside one of the coaches of Pushpak Express due to either hot axle' or `brake-binding' (jamming), and some passengers panicked. They pulled the chain, and some of them jumped down. At the same time, Karnataka Express was passing," a senior railway official told PTI.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed shock and grief over the train accident. In a post on X in Marathi, he said (rough translation): "The tragic incident of the loss of lives in a very unfortunate incident near Pachora in Jalgaon district is deeply distressing. I pay my heartfelt tributes to them. My colleague Minister Girish Mahajan and the Superintendent of Police have reached the spot, and the District Collector will reach there shortly. The entire district administration is working in coordination with the railway administration, and immediate arrangements are being made for the treatment of the injured."
जळगाव जिल्ह्यातील पाचोरानजीक एका अत्यंत दुर्दैवी घटनेत काही लोकांचा मृत्यू झाल्याची घटना अतिशय वेदनादायी आहे. मी त्यांना भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली अर्पण करतो.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 22, 2025
माझे सहकारी मंत्री गिरीश महाजन तसेच पोलिस अधीक्षक हे घटनास्थळी पोहोचले असून, जिल्हाधिकारी काही वेळात तेथे पोहोचत आहेत. संपूर्ण…
Fadnvais said that 8 ambulances have been dispatched and the general hospital as well as other nearby private hospitals have been kept ready for the treatment of the injured. "Emergency equipment like glass cutters, floodlights etc. have also been kept ready. We are monitoring the entire situation and all necessary assistance is being provided immediately. I am in touch with the district administration," he said. (with agency inputs)
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