Delhi Railway Station Stampede Replace: 18 Useless, Probe Ordered
New Delhi:
Not less than 18 individuals had been killed and a number of other had been injured in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday, attributable to a sudden rush of passengers who tried to board trains for the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.
In an announcement, the Ministry of Railways mentioned a high-level inquiry has been ordered within the “unlucky incident”.
The injured had been rushed to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain (LNJP) Hospital for remedy.
The deputy commissioner of police (railway) mentioned many individuals had been current on platform quantity 14 when the Prayagraj Specific practice was standing on the platform. The Swantrata Senani Specific and Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani Specific had been delayed and the passengers of those trains had been additionally current on platform numbers 12, 13 and 14, the official mentioned in an announcement.
Witnesses mentioned resulting from an enormous rush on the station, a number of passengers fainted resulting from suffocation.
