Stampede at Mumbai's Elphinstone Road station kills 23, injures 32
A rush hour stampede due to heavy rains killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 30 on Friday at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road station. PTI
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A rush-hour stampede due to heavy rains killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 30 on Friday at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road station. PTI
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The tragedy took place around 10:40 am when the foot over-bridge was heavily crowded and rumours of short-circuit and bridge collapse led to panic among the commuters. PTI
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The people injured during the stampede were immediately rushed to nearby KEM hospital with the help of RPF officials. Reuters
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Within few hours of the calamity, KEM hospital issued a list of casualties and displayed the names of people injured to help relatives check names of their family members. PTI
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However, KEM hospital also displayed mugshot pictures of the bodies of 22 victims posted on a wall with numbers across their foreheads that sparked a row. Firstpost/ Suraj Prasad
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By late afternoon, as the death toll climbed, relatives of the deceased mourned the loss of their family members outside KEM hospital. AP
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