13 injured after footboard travellers fall from overcrowded passing trains at Mumbra in Maharashtra

Mumbai (Maharashtra), June 9, 2025 (ANI): Thirteen passengers travelling towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) fell from an excessive crowded train at Mumbra railway station in Thane district on Monday, officials from Central Railways said. The accident, which occurred on the Down/Fast Line, disrupted local train services. According to Central Railways, the reason for the accident is believed to be excessive crowd on the train. Passengers travelling on the footboard on a local train from Kasara and similarly those on a train going towards CSMT, collided with each other and fell.Swapnil Dhanraj Nila, CPRO, Central Railway said, “"It is not a collision. In this incident, the passengers travelling on footboards in trains in opposite directions got entangled. This is one of the suspected reasons for the incident, as informed by a passenger. The distance between two trains is 1.5-2 meters, but on curves, a slight tilt happens, and this could be an additional reason for the incident. 13 people have been injured and no deaths have been recorded so far,"