22 dead, 39 injured in stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone railway station

At least 22 people were killed and 39 others were injured in a stampede on a foot overbridge at Elphinstone Road railway station in Mumbai on Friday. (Photo: Congress Twitter)

The incident reportedly took place around 10:45 am due to rush between Elphinstone and Lower Parel railway stations.

Accident Relief Medical Equipment Train was rushed to the accident spot and immediate medical assistance was provided to the victims. The injured were taken to KEM hospital.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) also reached the spot around 1 pm to assist in the rescue operation.

A Saxena, Director General (PR), Railways, said, “Due to sudden rain people waited at station, but when rain stopped there was chaos to go out and stampede occurred”. (Photo: Congress Twitter)

Police, however, said they suspect a short circuit with a loud sound near the bridge led to panic and people started running, which resulted in the stampede.

Police, however, said they suspect a short circuit with a loud sound near the bridge led to panic and people started running, which resulted in the stampede.

Relatives of the stampede victims wail at the mortuary of a hospital in Mumbai on Friday. At least 22 people were killed and 39 others were injured in the stampede at Elphinstone railway station on Friday.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal arrives to visit the injured passengers at a hospital in Mumbai on Friday, following a stampede at Elphinstone railway station.

Footwears and other articles piled near Elphinstone railway station's foot over bridge where a stampede took place, in Mumbai on Friday.