Swapnil Dhanraj Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer , Central Railway, earlier told PTI that Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police had initiated a preliminary inquiry after the tragedy to find out what caused passengers to pull the alarm chain and alight the Pushpak Express.

Train runs over passengers of other train who had stepped on tracks after chain pulling in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district: Official. 20 feared dead after they jump off train to escape fire in Pushpak Express near Jalgoan Passengers of Pushpak Express were hit by Karnataka Express train in Jalgaon District.