Jalgaon :According to railway officials, the tragedy unfolded when passengers aboard the Pushpak Express, fearing a potential fire after smoke emanated from the train’s wheels, hastily jumped onto the tracks in an attempt to escape. The train was heading from Lucknow to Mumbai.

The sudden movement of passengers onto the tracks set the stage for the ensuing disaster.Switzerland, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) said, “Some passengers in the train mistakenly assumed that smoke is coming out of the train and they jumped. Unfortunately, they were run over by another train.” The CM announced a financial assistance of ₹5 lakh each to the next of the kin of the passengers who died in the tragedy.

The Railway Board separately announced an ex-gratia of ₹1.5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased, ₹50,000 for grievous wounds and ₹5,000 for simple injuries.