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15 dead, 30 injured in stampede near Mumbai’s Elphinstone Station

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Update: 12.13pm

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.

Mumbai: At least three commuters were killed and 30 others injured in a Stampede that broke out on a railway footover bridge at the Elphinstone Road station here on Friday, police said.

At least 20 injured are in critical condition and have been rushed to the KEM Hospital in Parel.

The cause of the stampede which happened at 10.45 a.m. was being probed.

Emergency relief and medical teams were rushed to the station.

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