At least 13 people were killed on Wednesday (January 22, 2024) evening when they jumped down from their train following rumours of a fire and were then hit by another train speeding down the adjacent track, in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district.
The dead include nine men and four women. “The death toll has risen to 13. Of them, four are women and nine are men,” Dr. Vijay Gaikwad, medical superintendent, Jalgaon Government Medical College and Hospital, told The Hindu.
The injured, of whom three are in a serious condition, have been admitted to local hospitals in nearby Pachora, while the bodies of the dead have been sent to the Jalgaon government hospital for a post-mortem. The Maharashtra government has announced ex-gratia payment of ₹5 lakh for the families of the deceased.
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