Eight passengers in total fell from speeding local at notorious bend as Railways probe mystery behind tragedy
Screengrabs of videos taken by commuters after the Mumbra tragedy unfolded yesterday
1. A frightening statistic on Mumbai’s suburban railway network for years is that seven to eight people die every day, some from falling off trains. Why, two-and-a-half decades into the 21st Century, do we still not have a foolproof system in place to ensure zero deaths?
2. We still run the city’s local trains on tracks built by the British. Why is there no political will to create a more robust railway system for the city despite the network ferrying 83 lakh people for 20 hours every single day?
3. Why is commuter safety (overcrowding, people falling off trains) not a large part of the railway budget?
4. Why are vital emergency SOPs, like ambulances and GRP personnel, unavailable at stations during mishaps?
5. Why do any changes to the system following a tragic event get stuck in red tape and in offices of disinterested officials and take years to see the light of day?
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