Jalgaon Train Accident LIVE: 13 Dead as Karnataka Express Hits Pushpak Express Passengers, Rahul Gandhi Offers Condolences

Jalgaon train accident LIVE: Twelve people were killed and 10 others injured in a train accident in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Wednesday. The incident occurred when Pushpak Express passengers got out of their coaches due to a suspected fire inside the train while the Karnataka Express passed outside on the adjacent track. Several passengers were hit by a moving train.

The situation caused panic among passengers, as a result of which some of them jumped from the train onto the adjacent track. At that time, the Bengaluru-New Delhi Karnataka Express was running on the same route on the opposite side. Some passengers of Pushpak Express, who were running for safety on the tracks, were crushed under the moving train, while others sustained injuries.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said that the district authorities are cooperating with the railway administration and immediate arrangements are being made for treatment of the injured.

“Eight ambulances were dispatched. The general hospital, as well as other nearby private hospitals, are prepared to treat the injured. Emergency equipment such as glass cutters, floodlights, etc. were also prepared.” – said Devendra Fadnavis.