A tragic accident took place today at Elphinstone Road station in Mumbai as 22 people died and more than 30 people are critically injured. A stampede occurred on the Elphinstone foot over bridge, and the incident shocked Mumbaikars. People rushed to spot and tried to rescued people.
Victims have been admitted to the KEM hospital which is nearby and state government has announced Rs 5 lakh to people who have died and Railway minister announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia to kin of deceased, Rs 1 lakh to grievously injured and Rs 50,000 to those who suffered minor injuries. . Apart from all this, Twitter users have lashed out at government. People are full of anger and expressing their ire through tweets. Even celebrities have tweeted on this tragic accident.
The stampede happened during the rush hour in morning, when people were going to their work. Reports say that heavy rain forced commuters to take shelter at the foot over bridge. When the train arrived, people rushed to board it, leading to the stampede.
Railway Minister is busy praising pagal Gujarat Model and promoting bullet train instead of focusing on the safety. #Elphinstone
— Syed Maqbool (@maqbool_sm) September 29, 2017
We don’t want a #BulletTrain @narendramodi
Just repair our tracks and stations! #Elphinstone— Preeti Sharma Menon (@PreetiSMenon) September 29, 2017
Pic 1: 2016 image of #elphinstone railway station.
Pic 2: model of Shivaji statute to be built for ₹3600cr
Priority of this govt ?? pic.twitter.com/c7PSVheddi— அன்பு 💕 (@anbu2089) September 29, 2017
Criminal negligence led to #Elphinstone #ParelBridge #MumbaiStampade Had this complaint been acted upon 2 days ago 22 ppl wouldn’t die 7/n pic.twitter.com/aEI8paPYSu
— Shehzad Poonawalla (@Shehzad_Ind) September 29, 2017
Horrified, saddened & jolted by the deaths & injuries caused due to the stampede at #Elphinstone station in Mumbai. Prayers & condolences.🙏
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) September 29, 2017
Nowhere do extremes between wealth n poverty show more than in Mumbai. Costliest real estate in world and human tragedies like #elphinstone
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) September 29, 2017
Maximum City!! Financial Capital!! Richest City….all our money goes into accounts of politicians – zero value for human life #Elphinstone https://t.co/zCCaxDCHHd
— Shruti Malhotra (@Shruti_Malhotra) September 29, 2017
Saddened and shocked to know about the tragic stampede at #Elphinstone railway station, foot over bridge.#Mumbai
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) September 29, 2017
Scary. Tragic. Avoidable . #Elphinstone tragedy.
— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) September 29, 2017
Human life has no value in this country #elphinstone
— Kapil (@kapsology) September 29, 2017
A -ve, B -ve and AB -ve blood is required in KEM hospital for those injured in #Elphinstone stampede . Please contact the blood bank at KEM
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) September 29, 2017
Govt: Stop cribbing. Statue worth 1000s of crores is prioritised over ur lowly lives n if you’re a patriot, you’ll support it. #Elphinstone
— Lola Kuttiamma (@Priya_Menon) September 29, 2017
How is this terrible tragedy at #Elphinstone a govt. issue?
I did some maths.
We put “nationalism” over infrastructure.#Priorities pic.twitter.com/5BYtvkTxMg— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) September 29, 2017
Weak infra + Overcrowded bridges/Places = Ticking Time Bombs.. Wake up!! This is not the price to pay to learn a lesson #Elphinstone
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) September 29, 2017
Human life is unfortunately the cheapest thing. Such a heart wrenching incident, innocent people dying even after paying taxes #Elphinstone
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 29, 2017
What Mumbai needs:
Better infrastructure.What Mumbai gets:
Name changes. #Elphinstone— Mihir Bijur (@MihirBijur) September 29, 2017
