Madhya Pradesh: Fire rumour sparks panic on train; four killed after jumping onto tracks

Four people were killed in a tragic railway accident near the HetampurGher section in Madhya Pradeshrsquos 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 reportedA passenger who survived the incident recounted the sequence of events saying the confusion quickly escalated inside the trainVIDEO Morena Madhya Pradesh On four people dying after being struck by a train near Hetampur station SP Dharmaraj Meena says We received information through a local resident that an incident had occurred though the exact details were not known at that time Our teamhellip pictwittercomGQlqiCnhL6mdash Press Trust of India PTI_News June 14 2026We 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 ANIWATCH Morena MP A passenger says 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 insidehellip httpstcoooJf1oeY7b pictwittercomgcqWiZshsUmdash ANI MPCGRajasthan ANI_MP_CG_RJ June 14 2026More details are awaitedIron frame on track halts Punjab Mail near Lucknow train mishap avertedA 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 SundayAccording 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 LucknowRail 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 causedRailway 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 ActStation 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 anglesOfficials 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 conspiracyRailway and police teams are jointly probing the matterWith PTI and ANI inputs