January 27, 2025

India: 11 dead as passengers fleeing fire rumour hit by another train – BBC.com

At least 13 people have been killed and five injured after they fled rumours of a fire on board their train in India, only to be hit by another train.Railway officials said the passengers got down from the Mumbai-bound train in western Maharashtra state after someone pulled the emergency cord, causing it to stop.They were hit by a train on an adjacent track. It was not immediately clear whether there had actually been a fire.India has launched a $30bn (£24bn) programme to modernise its railways in recent years but this has been marred by a series of accidents, including a major three-train crash in 2023 in the state of Odisha which left nearly 300 people dead. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also called for modernisation of the railways to boost the economy and connectivity.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a post on X that he was “deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives” during the incident near Pachora in Jalgaon district, about 400km from Mumbai, India’s financial capital.He said eight ambulances had been dispatched and hospitals were on standby.At least 17 people, mostly children, have died unexplained deaths in the same village in Jammu.People in Pithampur are protesting against the disposal of waste from the Bhopal gas leak in their town.Fixtures for England’s limited-overs tour of India, featuring three ODIs and five Twenty20 internationals.A complaint claimed that paintings of two Hindu deities at an art gallery “hurt religious sentiments”.England fall to a crushing seven-wicket defeat by India in Kolkata in their first T20 under Brendon McCullum.Copyright 2025 BBC. All rights reserved.  The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

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