Elphinstone railway station stampede leaves 60 injured and 27 dead
ET Bureau|
Updated: Sep 29, 2017, 04.21 PM IST
A stampede among commuters on a bridge connecting the Elphinstone station with Parel station led to 27 people losing their lives and 60 others injured. The incident happened at around 9.30am on Friday. The injured have been rushed to the KEM hospital.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has reached Mumbai, following the Elphinstone station mayhem. He said that they have also issued directions for safety & capacity audit of foot over bridges in Mumbai where there is congestion. Wherever there is a need for foot over bridges to be widened, we will do it immediately on high priority, said Goyal.
Railway minister also said that ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to be given by the state Govt & Rs 5 lakh by the Railways to the families of the deceased people. He also promised to bear costs for the injured people; grievously injured to get Rs 1 lakh, minor injured to get Rs 50,000 ex gratia.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said that an enquiry will be conducted by Maha Govt & Railways Ministry and necessary, strict action will be taken. Compensation of 5 Lakhs each will be given to kin of those dead.State Govt will bear medical expenses of injured: Vinod Tawde, MH minister
Hospital authorities In KEM hospital have responded by saying there is a severe shortage of blood in KEM Hospital. B- and AB- blood groups needed urgently.
PM Modi offers condolences to all those who have lost their lives in Mumbai stampede
Eye witness accounts said that a man slipped on the crowded foot over bridge and as other passengers tried to help him, others also slipped leading to many more slipping which led to a stampede.
Local voices concerns after death of 22 ppl in stampede at Elphinstone railway station's foot over bridge in Mumbai
The bridge connecting Parel Station in Central Railway that connects to Elphinstone Railway station on Western Railway is always jam packed as the station is used as a cross over by people who use it to interchange between Central and Western Railway stations. During peak hours there are more than hundreds of people on the bridge.
Fire Brigade, GRP and police officials have rushed to the spot. The incident comes on the day Railway Minister Piyush Goyal is to visit Mumbai.
Police officials said that they are still trying to ascertain the reason for the stampede. 20 people have been seriously injured. The 22 victims who have lost their lives have apparently died due to suffocation.
KEM hospital officials said that some more people have been injured in the incident and the fatalites could go up. Passenger associations have been asking for a bigger railway bridge for more than two decades now.
Due to sudden rain,ppl waited at station,when rain stopped there was chaos to go out,stampede occured:A.Saxena,DG PR,Railway.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has reached Mumbai, following the Elphinstone station mayhem. He said that they have also issued directions for safety & capacity audit of foot over bridges in Mumbai where there is congestion. Wherever there is a need for foot over bridges to be widened, we will do it immediately on high priority, said Goyal.
Railway minister also said that ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to be given by the state Govt & Rs 5 lakh by the Railways to the families of the deceased people. He also promised to bear costs for the injured people; grievously injured to get Rs 1 lakh, minor injured to get Rs 50,000 ex gratia.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said that an enquiry will be conducted by Maha Govt & Railways Ministry and necessary, strict action will be taken. Compensation of 5 Lakhs each will be given to kin of those dead.State Govt will bear medical expenses of injured: Vinod Tawde, MH minister
CM @Dev_Fadnavis ’ statement on #Elphinstone Road station bridge stampede tragedy https://t.co/OBvZVALF8A
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) September 29, 2017
Hospital authorities In KEM hospital have responded by saying there is a severe shortage of blood in KEM Hospital. B- and AB- blood groups needed urgently.
PM Modi offers condolences to all those who have lost their lives in Mumbai stampede
My deepest condolences to all those who have lost their lives due to the stampede in Mumbai. Prayers with those who are injured.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 29, 2017
Eye witness accounts said that a man slipped on the crowded foot over bridge and as other passengers tried to help him, others also slipped leading to many more slipping which led to a stampede.
Local voices concerns after death of 22 ppl in stampede at Elphinstone railway station's foot over bridge in Mumbai
The bridge connecting Parel Station in Central Railway that connects to Elphinstone Railway station on Western Railway is always jam packed as the station is used as a cross over by people who use it to interchange between Central and Western Railway stations. During peak hours there are more than hundreds of people on the bridge.
Fire Brigade, GRP and police officials have rushed to the spot. The incident comes on the day Railway Minister Piyush Goyal is to visit Mumbai.
Police officials said that they are still trying to ascertain the reason for the stampede. 20 people have been seriously injured. The 22 victims who have lost their lives have apparently died due to suffocation.
KEM hospital officials said that some more people have been injured in the incident and the fatalites could go up. Passenger associations have been asking for a bigger railway bridge for more than two decades now.
Due to sudden rain,ppl waited at station,when rain stopped there was chaos to go out,stampede occured:A.Saxena,DG PR,Railway.
