14 June,2026 09:17 PM IST | Madhya Pradesh | mid-day online correspondent
The incident took place near the Hetampur-Gher section in the Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. Representational pic
Four people were killed in a tragic railway accident near the Hetampur-Gher section in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district after panic triggered by a false rumour led passengers to jump off a moving train and come onto the tracks, where they were hit by another passing train, news agency ANI reported.
A passenger who survived the incident recounted the sequence of events, saying the confusion quickly escalated inside the train.
"We were travelling by Intercity when someone spread a false rumour that the train was on fire. The train stopped, and people began jumping out. We also got down. My wife stood outside with one child, while another child remained inside the train. I went to check on him. At that moment, a train coming from the other side ran over people, my wife and child died," a passenger told ANI.
More details are awaited.
A train accident was averted after a heavy iron frame was allegedly placed on a railway track near Dilkusha in the Cantonment area, prompting the loco pilot of a passenger train to apply emergency brakes, officials told news agency PTI on Sunday.
According to railway officials, the incident occurred around 2 pm on Friday near the Dilkusha block hut, when train number 13006 Punjab Mail was passing through the section after departing Lucknow.
Rail officials said the loco pilot spotted the heavy iron frame of a door lying on the track and immediately applied emergency brakes. Despite the reduced speed, the locomotive struck the object, though officials said no major damage was caused.
Railway and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel rushed to the spot after receiving information and removed the iron angle from the locomotive; officials said it was subsequently seized for investigation. Based on a written complaint by rail officials, the Cantonment police station registered a case under relevant sections of the Railways Act.
Station House Officer of the Cantt police station, Gurpreet Kaur, said police and surveillance teams were examining CCTV footage from the surrounding area and investigating all possible angles.
Officials said preliminary findings suggest miscreants or drug addicts may have caused the incident. However, intelligence agencies have also been alerted due to the possibility of a larger conspiracy.
Railway and police teams are jointly probing the matter.
(With PTI and ANI inputs)
