At least 12 passengers died on Wednesday evening in North Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district when they tried to jump down from the Pushpak Express. The people on board panicked due to a rumour about a fire in the train and jumped down,

The injured individuals have been admitted to the Civil Hospital Jalgaon and are undergoing treatment. Earlier, the Railway Ministry announced ex-gratia of Rs 1.5 lakh each for the kin of the deceased in the Jalgaon train accident.

The death toll in the Jalgaon train accident has risen to 13, said the District Magistrate of Jalgaon, Ayush Prasad on Thursday morning. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when passengers of the Pushpak Express stepped outside their coaches due to a suspected fire on the train while the Karnataka Express was passing through the adjacent track,