8 run over, 2 injured as passengers jump out of train

Vizainagaram: Eight passengers were run over and two injured on Saturday when they came under a train coming from the opposite direction after jumping out of their train following rumours about fire in it at a place near here.   The incident took place at around 6.50pm when rumours spread about a fire in Elappi […]

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  • Published: Saturday, 02 November 2013
  • Last updated: 02 November 2013, 09:21 PM IST

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Vizainagaram: Eight passengers were run over and two injured on Saturday when they came under a train coming from the opposite direction after jumping out of their train following rumours about fire in it at a place near here.
 
The incident took place at around 6.50pm when rumours spread about a fire in Elappi (Kerala)-Dhanbad Express train, triggering panic among its passengers, a spokesman of East Coast railway told PTI.
 
The passengers of the express train pulled the chain, brought it to a halt and jumped out but were crushed under the wheels of Rayagada (Orissa)-Vijaywada passenger train coming from the opposite direction on the adjacent track, he said.
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