The incident took place at about 9.30 am when the passengers got off the Chopan Express on the track and were hit by the approaching Netaji Express train from Howrah to Kalkaji, Amit Singh, Public Relations Officer, NCR Prayagraj Division
Passengers crossing the railway tracks and being hit by an approaching train. Representational image
Six women were run over by a train on Wednesday while they were alighting from the wrong side at Chunar railway station, in Uttar Pradesh, a railway official said.
The incident took place at about 9.30 am when the passengers got off the Chopan Express on the track and were hit by the approaching Netaji Express train from Howrah to Kalkaji, Amit Singh, Public Relations Officer, NCR Prayagraj Division, told the Press Trust of India.
The women alighted not at the platform after the train halted at the platform. Instead, they chose to get down on the tracks. There was a foot overbridge (FOB) which could have been accessed to get to the other side, once disembarking on the platform. Instead, these passengers got off on the tracks and were crossing to the other side when they were hit by a speeding train.
Crossing tracks is dangerous, deceptive and deadly. Whether at local stations or on long-distance journeys, always alight at the designated platform and then walk to the nearest FOB to cross over to wherever you want to go.
Do not disembark on the wrong side, thinking it will be easier to go across. Those few minutes or that little bit of effort which is supposedly saved is just not worth it. Even if carrying luggage, one can always rope in a porter or get by with some help at a station. While here the passengers were hit by a train, getting down on the tracks is not easy. One may fall trying to alight from that height or get frantic or panicky if you think the train is restarting and pulling out from the platform. Sometimes half the group/family has alighted while the frantic left behinds try to jump down after them. Confusion and chaos reign.
An unnecessary, illegal shortcut may result in shortening one’s lifespan.
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