A 70-year-old man was crushed due to toilet wall collapse at patna railway station.
At Bihar's primary railway station - Patna Junction - a toilet wall collapsed in the second class passengers' waiting room crushing a 70-year-old man on Tuesday morning. Hearing the crash, fellow passengers rushed to his aide and an ambulance was called. The man, identified as Veer Bahadur Singh, however, could not survive the journey and died on the way to hospital.
He was a resident of Vaishali district and was travelling from Patna to Kolkata. Railway authorities said they are investigating the matter.
Patna railway station: Toilet wall collapse in waiting area kills a man.
Last week, a newly-constructed station between Mathura and Alwar stations developed cracks and tiles reportedly started coming off after heavy rains. Reports say that Radhakund station office walls also started leaking, pointing at the sub-standard construction material used to build Rs 15 crore station.
In July, a portion of railway wall tumbled on tracks at Mumbai's Sandhurst Road station. A portion of the wall first collapsed in 2010. Another incident occurred in 2014. After each collapse, repairs were undertaken, but proved to be only a temporary fix.
While the Rail Ministry is promising station revamps, new rail lines and upgrading of passengers' travel experiences, recent rail accidents have only punched holes in their claims.
(With Inputs From ANI)