In Maharashtra's Jalgaon, a tragic incident was reported on Wednesday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced ₹5 lakh ex gratia for kin of passengers killed in the tragic accident. The Railway Ministry has announced ex-gratia of ₹1.

Mumbai: The tragic train accident near Pachora in the Bhusaval division of Central Railway on Wednesday, which claimed the lives of 13 passengers, has highlighted the need for public address systems in long-distance trains. Transport experts and passenger activists believe that such a system could have prevented or minimized the tragedy.

At least 12 passengers were killed on Wednesday evening when they jumped from their Mumbai-bound train in panic due to a false fire alarm, only to be tragically run over by another train on the adjacent tracks here,