Twelve passengers on the Pushpak Express were killed and 55 injured after jumping onto the track in panic fearing a fire, only to be run over by the Karnataka Express near Pachora railway station in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra on Wednesday.A passenger on the Pushpak Express, which was travelling from Lucknow to Mumbai, pulled the chain after observing sparks on the train. “Fearing a fire on board, several passengers panicked and jumped off the train in a frantic attempt to escape. But at the same time, the Karnataka Express, heading from Bengaluru to Delhi, was on its way in the opposite direction and mowed them down,” said an official.Reacting to the tragedy, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed grief, saying, “The tragic incident of the loss of lives in a very unfortunate incident near Pachora in Jalgaon district is deeply distressing. I pay my heartfelt tributes to them. My colleague Girish Mahajan and the Superintendent of Police have reached the spot, and the District Collector will reach there shortly.”
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