Mallikarjun Kharge
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of several people in the train accident following rumors of fire in the Pushpak Express train. He said that action should be taken against those spreading rumors and appropriate compensation should be given to the affected families. In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Wednesday evening, after hearing of a fire in a train, some passengers who got down on the tracks were hit by another train coming from the opposite direction on the nearby track and at least 12 people died in this accident. .
Provide all possible assistance to the affected families
Mallikarjun Kharge posted on Many people have also been injured. Our deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the victims, we pray for the peace of the departed souls. We pray for the speedy recovery of the injured.” He said, ”The government and administration are requested to provide prompt and appropriate compensation to the victims and take strict legal action against the culprits who spread the rumours. There is an appeal to Congress leaders and workers to provide all possible assistance to the affected families in this hour of grief.
Due to rumor someone pulled the chain
Special Inspector General of Police (IG) Dattatraya Karale said that 12 bodies have been sent to the nearby civil hospital, while six to seven people have been injured. Central Railway officials said the incident occurred between Maheji and Pardhade stations near Pachora, more than 400 km from Mumbai, where someone pulled the chain of the Lucknow-Pushpak Express at around 5 pm due to rumors of a fire. And the train stopped. However, he did not confirm the death toll. Chief spokesperson of Central Railway, Swapnil Neela said that some passengers of Pushpak Express went off the tracks and got hit by the Karnataka Express going from Bengaluru to Delhi.
Accident between Maheji and Pardhade station
Karale said, “Pushpak Express stopped at kilometer number 372/07 between Maheji and Pardhade stations and some passengers got down. “During this time, they were hit by train number 12627 (Bengaluru-New Delhi Karnataka Express).” He said, “Six to seven passengers have been injured. All the injured passengers are being treated in the hospital. No one has suffered any serious injuries. “Both the trains have reached their next scheduled station and the debris has been removed from the accident site.” A railway official said that Pushpak Express left the accident site within just 15 minutes of the accident, while Karnataka Express started its onward journey in 20 minutes.
Spark came out due to brake binding
Maharashtra government minister Girish Mahajan also reached the accident site. He said that the injured are being treated at a hospital in Pachora and most of them are out of danger. In the video related to the accident, dead bodies and mutilated organs of some people can be seen at the accident site. Earlier, a senior railway official had said, “We have received preliminary information that due to ‘hot axle’ or ‘brake binding’ (jamming) in a coach of Pushpak Express, sparks occurred and some passengers got scared. He pulled the chain. Some passengers jumped on the tracks. At the same time, Karnataka Express was passing through the nearby tracks.” (input language)
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