Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) president Sharad Pawar on Monday said that the death of commuters after falling from a Mumbai local train was unfortunate and appealed to the Central Railway administration to implement measures like installing automatic doors in suburban trains in view of overcrowding, reported the PTI.
“The Central Railway should plan the time well and increase the local trains on important routes accordingly. Necessary measures should be implemented immediately for the safety of passengers. The decision to install automatic doors in local trains to prevent such frequent accidents is expected to be implemented in due time,” Sharad Pawar posted on X.
मध्य रेल्वेच्या दिवा आणि मुंब्रा स्थानकादरम्यान ट्रेनमधून पडून प्रवाशांचा मृत्यू झाल्याची घटना अत्यंत दुर्दैवी आहे. सर्व निष्पाप प्रवाशांना भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली अर्पण करतो. तसेच, काही प्रवाशांवर रुग्णालयात उपचार सुरु आहेत. त्यांच्याही प्रकृतीत लवकरात लवकर सुधारणा होवो, अशी…
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“Some passengers are undergoing treatment in the hospital. I pray that their health will improve soon,” he said while expressing condolences.
The former Maharashtra chief minister said six to seven passengers die every day on average on the Central Railway network after falling off local trains.
“It is well known that the increased crowding in local trains is the main reason. After such accidents, it is not right to blame the passengers for their deaths. The Central Railway Administration should take this unfortunate incident seriously,” Sharad Pawar added, according to the PTI.
Four commuters, including a GRP constable, died and six were injured after falling off a moving and overcrowded local train in Maharashtra`s Thane district during the office rush hour on Monday morning, officials said.
The incident occurred between Diva and Kopar railway stations when the train was going towards Kasara, a police official said.
The passengers fell probably after commuters hanging from the footboard of two overcrowded trains and their backpacks brushed against each other as the trains passed in opposite directions, railway officials said without confirming the number of fatalities.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the railway administration was probing the cause of the accident.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde expressed sorrow over the incident and assured that all necessary steps were being taken to support the victims and their families.
The incident highlights the need to pay serious attention to overcrowding and passenger safety in the suburban railway system, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said.
(with PTI inputs)
