2 dead, 3 injured after being hit by train amid chaos following protest
Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- A flash protest to demand justice for two Central Railway (CR) engineers booked over a deadly mishap in June led to another fatal incident during evening rush hour on Thursday.
As 200 CR employees staged a flash protest, cancellation and delays in more than 80 local train services compelled passengers to take desperate measures. Two commuters, who were walking along the railway tracks to CSMT, were mowed down by an Ambernath-bound local near Sandhurst Road station after services resumed around 6.45pm. Three other commuters, who were accompanying the duo, were seriously injured in the incident.
The protest at CSMT was organised by the Central Railway Mazdoor Sangh (CRMS) in light of the Government Railway Police (GRP) booking two CR engineers earlier this week for alleged negligence leading to commuter deaths in Mumbra in June.
The disruptions had a cascading effect, as crowds swelled at various railway stations along main and harbour lines and commuters rushed to get into trains which had left CSMT earlier.P3...
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