Two people lost their lives and one sustained injuries while they were attempting to cross railway tracks in Nashik district, the Central Railway said on Monday, refuting reports that the trio had fallen
from the Karmabhoomi Express.
According to CR’s chief public relations officer Swapnil Nila, the tragic incident took place on Saturday night between Nashik and Odha stations and involved trespassers, not passengers.
Swapnil Nila said that a few individuals, who were not travelling on the train, were injured while trespassing on the railway tracks.
#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: CPRO, Central Railway, Swapnil Nila says, “On 18 October night around 9:30 pm, an incident occurred 3 km from Nashik. The train driver reported that some people had fallen on the side of the train. RPF and station staff immediately arrived, called an… pic.twitter.com/OVOwjs0ola
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He noted that some media outlets and social media users had wrongly reported that three youths fell from the overcrowded Mumbai–Raxaul Karmabhoomi Express near Nashik Road station, leading to two deaths and one injury, news agency PTI reported.
“This is false. No passenger fell from the train. It was a case of trespassing,” the CPRO clarified, urging the public not to spread misinformation.
He told news agency ANI that the trio was under the influence of alcohol under the tragedy unfolded.
The Railways official said the injured were immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where two were declared dead. The third, identified as Jimal Shyamji, survived and later told authorities that they were labourers from Malegaon who had travelled to Nashik after visiting Shirdi. After consuming alcohol, they attempted to cross the tracks when two trains approached from opposite directions, striking them, Nila said.
Officials added that the group originally hailed from Dahod in Gujarat and worked as construction labourers in Malegaon.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has initiated an investigation into the incident.
Both the Central Railway and the Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check handle urged people to verify information before sharing. The PIB stated, “The concerned persons were not on board the train. This incident was of trespassing (illegal entry) between Nashik and Odha,” it said.
