Panic over fire report results in dangerous train collision in India– DW– 01/23/2025

A report that a fire had actually begun on a relocating train in western India brought about stress and the fatalities of at the very least 12 individuals. Some guests embarked on the train with the expected fire and were struck by one more train.

It occurred in Maharashtra State, in between Maheji and Pardhade terminals, about 410 kilometers (255 miles) northeast of India’s economic resources, Mumbai.

What do we understand regarding collision?

According to the Press Trust of India information company, guests embarked on the Pushpak Express train bound for Mumbai after reports of a fire. Some guests drew an emergency situation chain, creating the train to quit.

Those that leapt were struck by one more reveal train handing down the nearby track, train spokesperson Swapnil Nila stated.

“Our preliminary information is that there were sparks inside one of the coaches of the Pushpak Express due to either a ‘hot axle’ or ‘brake-binding’ [jamming]”, and some guests stressed,” an elderly train authorities informed PTI.

“They pulled the chain, and some of them jumped down on the tracks. At the same time, the Karnataka Express was passing on the adjoining track.”

Efforts to update colonial-era train

India’s Interior Minister Amit Shah shared his “deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this accident.”

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated the targets’ family members will certainly get payment from the authorities, including that the state federal government will certainly likewise cover the price of therapy for those wounded.

India has among the biggest train systems worldwide, however the aging system dates back to British colonial guideline and is currently based on yearly dangerous mishaps. A 2023 crash eliminated almost 300 individuals.

India has among the biggest train systems worldwide, however the aging system dates back to British colonial guideline and is currently based on yearly dangerous mishaps. A 2023 crash eliminated almost 300 individuals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal government has actually spent billions of bucks right into updating train framework. However, experts think the old-fashioned system of the globe’s most populated nation still has a lengthy method to go.

rmt/lo (AFP, AP)