Several people are feared dead after a fire rumour on a train crossing Maharashtra’s Jalgaon triggered panic, with passengers jumping off the train and getting hit by another coming in from the other direction, Central Railway officials said.
The accident took place near Pardhade station, near Pachora, where the Pushpak Express, a Daily Superfast Express train that runs between Lucknow to Mumbai, had halted after someone pulled the chain due to a rumour of fire on board around 5 pm, said the Railways.
Pachora is more than 400 km away from Mumbai.
Some passengers of the Pushpak Express stepped down, and…