A major train accident took place in Jalgaon, Maharashtra on Wednesday. A rumour spread that Pushpak Express was on fire at Pardhade railway station.
Panicked passengers jumped off the train. Meanwhile, Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express coming on the other track crushed many passengers. At least 12 passengers were crushed to death by the train. About 40 passengers are injured.
Official sources of Bhusaval division of Central Railway said that there was a sharp turn at the place where the incident took place. Due to this, the passengers on the other track could not guess the arrival of the train. This was the reason that such a large number of people were crushed by the speeding Karnataka Sampark Kranti.
According to the information, train number 12629 Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express was going from Yeshwantpur to Hazrat Nizamuddin. While Pushpak Express (12533) was going from Lucknow to Mumbai.
According to reports, smoke came out of the wheels of Pushpak Express when the brake was applied. This is why a rumour of fire in the train spread. Due to this panic spread and people jumped out of the coach.
