15 Dead, 30 Injured In Stampede Near Mumbai’s Elphinstone Station

The incident took place around 9.30 am during rush hour near a ticket window between the Lower Parel and Elphinstone stations.

Fifteen people are dead and at least 30 seriously injured in a stampede that broke out at a narrow foot over-bridge near a local train station in Mumbai after heavy rain this morning.

The incident took place around 9.30 am during rush hour near a ticket window between the Lower Parel and Elphinstone stations. According to a railway spokesperson, four trains came at the same time and due to the rain, a few women commuters slipped, which triggered chaos in the surging crowd.

"We are still inquiring into the exact reasons. It happened on the narrow staircase. All the injured were rushed to the nearest hospitals," said police officer Niket Kaushik.

Visuals showed people on the ground, some not moving at all, and attempts to revive them with water and first aid. Passengers and local people were seen carrying the injured down the bridge. A pile of footwear was lying next to the bridge. The police were trying to control the crowd of commuters.

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