At least 27 people were killed and around 30 injured in a rush hour stampede at the Elphinstone railway station in Mumbai on Friday.
At least 27 people were killed and around 30 injured in a rush hour stampede at the Elphinstone railway station in Mumbai on Friday.
This is the first time in the history of Mumbai local trains that so many people have died on a railway station.
1. Commuters at Elphinstone railway station
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Crowds of commuters are seen moving along the Elphinstone railway station bridge around the time of a stampede, in Mumbai, India September 29, 2017.
2. Last footsteps
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Footwear of the victims of the stampede are seen below the railway station's pedestrian overbridge.
3. Injured man being carried to the hopsital
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A stampede victim is carried on a stretcher at a hospital. Around 27 people lost their lives in the rush hour stampede.
4. Mumbai grieve after massive stampede
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A relative of a stampede victim grieves at a hospital. Locals living in the area say that the Friday's incident was waiting to happen.
5. Police inspection underway
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Policemen inspect the stampede site, the first time in the history of Mumbai local trains that so many people have died on a railway station.
6. Relative of stampede victim cries
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Grief stricken relative of the victim at the hospital after the massive stampede due to Mumbai rains and poorly maintained station infrastructure.
