New Delhi, June 10 -- Not taking a friend's advice saved Dipak Shirsat his life as the Mumbra train tragedy unfolded. While Shirsat came out safe, his friend Ketan Saroj died when passengers of two passing trains collided near Mumbra railway station. Several passengers travelling on the footboards of two overcrowded local trains fell off when the trains crossed each other on a steep turn.

One of the trains was heading towards Kasara and the other Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai.

Shirsat, a witness to the mishap, said he travelled with Saroj daily.

The two had boarded their usual 8:30 am local train from Shahad. The duo, residents of Ulhasnagar in Thane district and also colleagues, were reportedly en route to their workplac...