Four people died on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district after they jumped from a halted train following a rumour of a fire on board and were struck by another train that was approaching on the adjacent tracks, officials said.
The incident took place at around 4.15 pm between Hetampur and Dholpur section of Jhansi railway division. (PTI/ Representational)
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The deceased were identified as Afreen, 35; Ashad, 4; Shakuntala, 60; and Veerma Devi, 58.
Anirudh Kumar, divisional railway Manager of the Jhansi region, said the Railways had received a complaint of Alarm Chain Pulling (ACP) near Hetampur area from the Udaipur Express, which was travelling from Khajuraho. The ACP was triggered by a woman after a rumour of fire, due to an alleged mobile-phone blast in a general bogey, spread in the train.
“Following this, passengers alighted onto the track. The Patalkot Express, approaching from Agra, hit the four passengers who could not see it because of a sharp 1.8-degree curve. The driver of Patalkot Express tried to stop the train, but its high speed made it impossible to halt in time.”
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“An inquiry has been launched into the incident. It is a very unfortunate case, and as of now no fire has been reported in the bogey. Around 100–120 passengers were travelling in the coach, but none witnessed any blast; it was merely a rumour. The train then departed safely and reached Agra,” he added.
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“An inquiry has been launched into the incident. It is a very unfortunate case, and as of now no fire has been reported in the bogey. Around 100–120 passengers were travelling in the coach, but none witnessed any blast; it was merely a rumour. The train then departed safely and reached Agra,” he added.
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Morena superintendent of police Dharmaraj Meena said, “Police personnel and administrative officials arrived at the scene and initiated relief and rescue operations, after which the train left for its destination. The bodies were sent to a civil hospital in Morena for post-mortem.”
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