Mumbai – Twenty two people have been reported dead and 32 have been injured in a stampede that occurred at the Elphinstone Road railway station on Friday morning.
The incident took place at around 10:30 am due to a heavy crowd at the foot-over bridge after rains.
The injured have been rushed to KEM hospital.
Police suspect a short-circuit with a loud sound near the FOB led to panic and people started running, resulting in the stampede.
Officials of the railway, police and fire brigade rushed to the site to carry out rescue operations.
In videos that have been circulating, several people can be seen jumping from the foot overbridge to save their lives.
The Western Railways in a series of tweets said that the accident relief medical team is at the spot and medical assistance is being provided to injured.
“Senior Railway officers have reached Elphinstone Road station FOB to monitor relief work,” Western Railways said.
The incident comes on the day when Railway Minister Piyush Goyal is in Mumbai. The Minister was scheduled to board a local train at 1:00 pm at Vile Parle station and release the new suburban time-table at a function.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today promised to take strict action against those responsible for the tragic stampede in Mumbai that claimed at least 22 lives and announced Rs five lakh for the next of the kins of the deceased.
Fadnavis, who is on a two-day investor-interaction visit to Singapore, expressed condolences and said, “My heart goes out to the families who lost their loved ones.”
He said he was saddened and shocked to know about the tragic stampede this morning on a foot over-bridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban railway stations in Mumbai.
