Train Track Deaths In India
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Woman Travelling In Local Train Falls On Tracks After Losing Grip Of Handle, Dies
A 26-year-old woman from Dombivli travelling in a crowded compartment of a local train fell on tracks and died on Monday morning, GRP officials said.
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4 Killed After Being Hit By Express Train While Crossing Tracks In Jharkhand
Four people were crushed to death by an express train outside Gamariah station in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district on Thursday evening, a police officer said.
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East Coast Railway To Use Anti-Intrusion System To Detect Elephants On Tracks
The East Coast of Railway (ECOR) is all set to install Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in elephant movement areas in order to prevent deaths due to train accidents, an official said.
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3 Dead In Jharkhand After Being Run Over By Rajdhani Express
Three men were mowed down by the Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express while crossing the tracks in Dhanbad railway division in Jharkhand, an officer said.
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Man Dead After Jumping On Delhi Metro Track As Train Enters Station: Cops
A 65-year-old man died allegedly after jumping in front of a moving Delhi Metro train at Tilak Nagar station today, police said.
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Four Run Over By Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express In Jharkhand
Four people, including three women, crossing a railway track in Jharkhand's Chakradharpur on Wednesday were crushed to death by the Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express, the police said.
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8,700 People Died On Railway Tracks In 2020 Despite Reduced Train Services
Over 8,700 people were mowed down on railway tracks in 2020 even though passenger train services were severely curtailed during the year due to the national coronavirus lockdown, with officials saying many of the victims were migrant workers.
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"Extremely Anguished": PM Modi On Death Of Migrants Hit By Train In Maharashtra
PM Narendra Modi says Extremely anguished by death of 16 migrant labourers who were hit by goods train in Aurangabad Maharashtra
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Thousands Stranded As Mumbai Battles "Typhoon-Like Conditions": 10 Points
Thousands were stranded at railway stations across Mumbai after incessant rains flooded railway tracks in the city and its surrounding areas on Saturday, amid predictions by the India Meteorological Department that the weather situation will only get worse in the next 24 to 36 hours. Two deaths were reported during the day, and three people are sti...
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Man With Disabilities Dies In Custody, Protesters Block Trains In Bengal
Chaos descended on the railway tracks near Kolkata in West Bengal as the family of a 27-year-old man with disabilities, who died in police custody, blocked rail lines demanding the arrest of those responsible
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Elephant Dies After Being Hit By Train In Odisha's Keonjhar
A female elephant was killed after being hit by a goods train in Odisha's Keonjhar district, Forest officials said today. The incident took place at around 9.55 pm yesterday night when a herd of 10 elephants were crossing the railway tracks near Ramachandrapur village and the empty goods train was heading towards Nayagarh from Jakhapura.
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"What Is My Fault?": Amritsar Event Organiser, In Hiding, Releases Video
Saurabh Madan Mithu, the Amritsar councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track on Friday, has released a video message saying he was being unfairly targeted for the tragedy. The local strongman, who went into hiding on the night of the incident, said that he had taken all the necess...
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CCTV Footage Shows Amritsar Event Organiser Fleeing Home After Tragedy
The police have acquired CCTV footage of Sourabh Madan Mithu -- a local councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track in Amritsar -- escaping soon after the tragedy occurred on Friday night.
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Protestors Sit On Tracks In Amritsar, Seek Action Against Train Driver
The situation remained tense in Joda Patak on Sunday as locals continued with their sit-in demanding action against the train's driver, who they hold responsible for the death of 61 people who had assembled on train track to witness Dussehra celebrations on Friday.
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In 3 Years, Nearly 50,000 People Died On Tracks After Being Hit By Trains
Nearly 50,000 people have lost their lives in the last three years on railway tracks after being hit by trains, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain informed the Lok Sabha today.
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Woman Travelling In Local Train Falls On Tracks After Losing Grip Of Handle, Dies
A 26-year-old woman from Dombivli travelling in a crowded compartment of a local train fell on tracks and died on Monday morning, GRP officials said.
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4 Killed After Being Hit By Express Train While Crossing Tracks In Jharkhand
Four people were crushed to death by an express train outside Gamariah station in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district on Thursday evening, a police officer said.
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East Coast Railway To Use Anti-Intrusion System To Detect Elephants On Tracks
The East Coast of Railway (ECOR) is all set to install Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in elephant movement areas in order to prevent deaths due to train accidents, an official said.
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3 Dead In Jharkhand After Being Run Over By Rajdhani Express
Three men were mowed down by the Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express while crossing the tracks in Dhanbad railway division in Jharkhand, an officer said.
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Man Dead After Jumping On Delhi Metro Track As Train Enters Station: Cops
A 65-year-old man died allegedly after jumping in front of a moving Delhi Metro train at Tilak Nagar station today, police said.
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Four Run Over By Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express In Jharkhand
Four people, including three women, crossing a railway track in Jharkhand's Chakradharpur on Wednesday were crushed to death by the Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express, the police said.
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8,700 People Died On Railway Tracks In 2020 Despite Reduced Train Services
Over 8,700 people were mowed down on railway tracks in 2020 even though passenger train services were severely curtailed during the year due to the national coronavirus lockdown, with officials saying many of the victims were migrant workers.
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"Extremely Anguished": PM Modi On Death Of Migrants Hit By Train In Maharashtra
PM Narendra Modi says Extremely anguished by death of 16 migrant labourers who were hit by goods train in Aurangabad Maharashtra
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Thousands Stranded As Mumbai Battles "Typhoon-Like Conditions": 10 Points
Thousands were stranded at railway stations across Mumbai after incessant rains flooded railway tracks in the city and its surrounding areas on Saturday, amid predictions by the India Meteorological Department that the weather situation will only get worse in the next 24 to 36 hours. Two deaths were reported during the day, and three people are sti...
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Man With Disabilities Dies In Custody, Protesters Block Trains In Bengal
Chaos descended on the railway tracks near Kolkata in West Bengal as the family of a 27-year-old man with disabilities, who died in police custody, blocked rail lines demanding the arrest of those responsible
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Elephant Dies After Being Hit By Train In Odisha's Keonjhar
A female elephant was killed after being hit by a goods train in Odisha's Keonjhar district, Forest officials said today. The incident took place at around 9.55 pm yesterday night when a herd of 10 elephants were crossing the railway tracks near Ramachandrapur village and the empty goods train was heading towards Nayagarh from Jakhapura.
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"What Is My Fault?": Amritsar Event Organiser, In Hiding, Releases Video
Saurabh Madan Mithu, the Amritsar councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track on Friday, has released a video message saying he was being unfairly targeted for the tragedy. The local strongman, who went into hiding on the night of the incident, said that he had taken all the necess...
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CCTV Footage Shows Amritsar Event Organiser Fleeing Home After Tragedy
The police have acquired CCTV footage of Sourabh Madan Mithu -- a local councillor's son who organised the Dussehra event that ended with the death of 61 spectators on a railway track in Amritsar -- escaping soon after the tragedy occurred on Friday night.
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Protestors Sit On Tracks In Amritsar, Seek Action Against Train Driver
The situation remained tense in Joda Patak on Sunday as locals continued with their sit-in demanding action against the train's driver, who they hold responsible for the death of 61 people who had assembled on train track to witness Dussehra celebrations on Friday.
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In 3 Years, Nearly 50,000 People Died On Tracks After Being Hit By Trains
Nearly 50,000 people have lost their lives in the last three years on railway tracks after being hit by trains, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain informed the Lok Sabha today.
