Morena: Four passengers, including three women and a boy, were killed on Sunday, June 14, when they jumped off a Udaipur-bound express train in panic following a false fire alarm and emergency chain pulling, only to be run over by another train on the adjacent tracks in Morena district, officials said.
The incident occurred around 4.15 pm between the Hetampur and Dholpur section of the Jhansi railway division, they said.
A senior official said the four passengers jumped off a general coach in panic amid a rumour of fire after someone pulled the emergency chain.
“Four passengers of the Khajuraho-Udaipur Intercity Express (19665) jumped off a general coach, second from the engine, after panic spread over reports of a fire,” North Central Railway’s Jhansi division Public Relations Officer Manoj Singh told PTI.
Train passes at adjecent track
At the same time, the Patalkot Express (20424) from Firozpur in Punjab to Seoni in MP was passing on the adjacent tracks, he added.
The four passengers failed to notice the approaching train and were run over, leading to their deaths
