12 killed on railway tracks in Mumbai on single day
Mumbai, Nov 13: As many as 12 people were killed and five others received injuries in separate accidents on railway tracks in the city and its neighbouring areas on Monday, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Tuesday.
A railway official said the casualties were due to people being run over by moving train while crossing tracks, falling from overcrowded local trains, slipping in the gap between train and platform, and also committing suicide.
Three people each were killed on railway tracks in the neighbouring Thane district and its Kalyan town on Monday, while two persons died in Mumbai's Wadala area, the GRP said in its report of deaths and injuries compiled daily.
Besides, one person each died on tracks in Kurla, Mumbai Central and Bandra areas of the megacity, and Dombivali town of Thane, it said, adding that all the deceased were men.
Although suburban railway is considered as the lifeline of Mumbai, it is increasingly becoming a 'death trap' for commuters as 3,014 people lost their lives in accidents on rail tracks in the city in 2017, the GRP had said in reply to an RTI query earlier this year.
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Three injured in accident after private bus hits car in Karnataka's Mandya district
Mandya (Karnataka) (PTI): Three people were injured after a private tourist bus allegedly rammed into a car from behind in the early hours of Monday in Mandya district, police said.
The accident occurred around 4.30 am on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Budanur, within the limits of Mandya Rural police station.
According to police, the Kerala-bound bus was en route to Bengaluru via Mandya when it allegedly hit the car moving ahead, injuring its sole occupant, identified as Duraiswamy. Two passengers on the bus also sustained injuries. Following the accident, the bus allegedly crashed into a roadside barrier. All the injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
A case has been registered at Mandya Rural police station, and the bus has been seized. Further investigation is underway, police added.
