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Probe looks at reasons: Special train alert and platform rush
Financial Express Kochi
|February 17, 2025
AS THE RAILWAYS began probing the stampede that left 18 dead and several injured at the New Delhi railway station on Saturday night, officials said preliminary inquiries pointed to possible reasons for the incident: the confusion that followed an announcement of a special train for Prayagraj; the rush by passengers to a different platform to board the train; and the alleged failure to manage the crowd.
AS THE RAILWAYS began probing the stampede that left 18 dead and several injured at the New Delhi railway station on Saturday night, officials said preliminary inquiries pointed to possible reasons for the incident: the confusion that followed an announcement of a special train for Prayagraj; the rush by passengers to a different platform to board the train; and the alleged failure to manage the crowd. The 18 dead comprised 11 women, three men and four children.
This story is from the February 17, 2025 edition of Financial Express Kochi.
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