Mumbai Stampede Kills 22 Commuters, Employees of Mumbai Railways Not to Celebrate Dussehra in The Wake of Elphinstone Tragedy

According to reports, 22 people died while more than 20 people were injured after a stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone station bridge.

Updated: September 29, 2017 11:51 PM IST

By Pragati Ratti Sharma

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Mumbai, Sept 29: There was a stampede at the Elphinstone (Prabhadevi) railway station’s foot over bridge on Friday morning in Mumbai. According to reports, three people died while more than 25 people were injured. Reports say the stampede happened after a rumour of a short circuit. Those injured have been taken to the KEM hospital nearby.

A similar scene was witnessed at the Currey Road railway station even as local trains continued to run as per schedule. People at Currey road stopped for shelter leading to a jam packed platform and a choked entry to the station.

.@RailMinIndia @WesternRly this is parel / elphinston bridge. We heard People died due to stampede ? Good returns of my tax! @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/Yj0tySttCo — Chirag Joshi (@chiragmjoshi) September 29, 2017

This came after Mumbai witnessed unexpected heavy rains and thundershowers on Friday morning.  Mumbaikars woke up to thunderstorms and rains after almost a week long dry spell. With the rains continuing for over an hour in some areas, majorly in South Mumbai, traffic snarls were reported. Traffic jams were reported around Lower Parel, Eastern Freeway among other areas.

There was lightening followed by thunder sounds in Lower Parel. Meanwhile, the Mumbai local was running on schedule with no delays reported so far. While the rains had stopped in areas like Santacruz and Bandra, it continued to pour for about 2 hours in most areas of South Mumbai.

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