THANE: A 37-year-old man from
Dombivli
died after falling off a packed
local train
between Diva and
Mumbra
on Thursday morning. The deceased, K R Savla, was on his way to work when he lost his grip and went overboard, saic his friends who were in the same compartment. He is survived by his widow and a young child.
This is the 24th such death case of a train commuter falling to death between Thane and Diva since January 2024,
railway police
said.
Savla, a salesman at the Dadar cloth market, used to take the 9.25 am Karjat-CSMT fast from Dombvili to Dadar. He and his friends got into the overcrowded train. "As the train was turning towards Mumbra, Savla called out to say he was losing his grip..." a fellow commuter said. "A few of us near the door tried to pull him in, but before that he slipped."
Senior inspector at Thane railway police station Archana Dusane said they were alerted about the critically injured passenger lying on the tracks. He was rushed to hospital where he was declared dead. An
accidental death case
has been filed.
Activists have been demanding more train services. The newly laid lines between Diva and Thane are largely underutilised for operating new trains which can ease the load off existing services here, said activist Siddhesh Desai.
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