Four Jump Off Train After Fire Rumour, Crushed to Death by Another Train in M.P.'s Morena
Police said four passengers were killed after a fire rumour prompted a chain pull and a rush onto adjacent tracks.
- On Sunday, four passengers died near Hetampur station in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh after jumping from the Khajuraho-Udaipur Intercity Express and being struck by the Patalkot Express on an adjacent track.
- Panic erupted inside the train after an Alarm Chain Pulling incident in a general coach triggered rumors of fire, though Authorities later dismissed speculation, stating nothing of that sort had happened.
- Authorities identified the four deceased as Afreen , Ashad , Shakuntala , and Veerma Devi ; Railway and local administration officials immediately launched rescue and relief operations.
- North Central Railway Jhansi division Public Relation Officer Manoj Singh told PTI that passengers deboarded after panic spread, and the Railways initiated a detailed inquiry into the incident.
- Officials urged passengers to refrain from exiting trains without permission and to follow prescribed safety norms, while investigators examine whether operational lapses contributed to Sunday's tragedy.
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MP: Four jump off train amid fire rumour, crushed to death
Morena: Four passengers, including three women and a boy, were killed on Sunday, June 14, when they jumped off a Udaipur-bound express train in panic following a false fire alarm and emergency chain pulling, only to be run over by another train on the adjacent tracks in Morena district, officials said. The incident occurred around 4.15 pm between the Hetampur and Dholpur section of the Jhansi railway division, they said. A senior official said t…
Madhya Pradesh: 4 killed after passenger jump off train over fire rumour, hit by oncoming express
In its initial statement, the Railways said some passengers had pulled the emergency chain and disembarked from the train before attempting to cross or move along the tracks.
Four jump off train after fire rumour, crushed to death by another train in MP's Morena
Morena (MP), Jun 14 (PTI) A rumour of fire in Khajuraho-Udaipur Intercity Express train turned out to be fatal for four passengers, who jumped out on tracks and were run over by another express train in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred around 4.15 pm between Hetampur and Dholpur […]
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