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At least 11 people were killed and five injured after they fled rumors of a fire aboard their train in India, only to be run over by another train.
Railway officials said passengers got off the Mumbai-bound train in the western state of Maharashtra after someone pulled on the emergency cable, causing it to stop.
They were hit by a train that was traveling on an adjacent track. It was not immediately clear whether a fire had actually broken out.
India has launched a $30m (£24bn) program to modernize its railways in recent years, but this has been marred by a series of accidents, including a major accident of three trains in 2023 in the state of Odisha which left almost 300 dead.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a post on India.
He said eight ambulances had been dispatched and hospitals were on alert.
The accident will be seen as a setback for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has called for the modernization of railways to boost the economy and connectivity.
There are plans to increase spending on the program in next month’s budget, Reuters news agency reports.
