Accidents

Every other day we hear news of people falling off from Mumbai local trains or dying while crossing railway tracks. If that's not enough, there are train derailments and accidents at times. While the latter is out of the control of commuters, losing life while crossing tracks / standing at the footboard can be avoided.

On the right track?

On Independence Day itself, two people met with train casualties.  

• 36-year old Abdul Rahim Shaikh fell of a CST-bound train at Dadar... unfortunately he could not be saved. 
• 22-year old Yusuf Shaikh got three of his toes crushed as he too fell on the tracks after his train crossed Dadar station.

While we all know that crossing tracks / travelling on the footboard is dangerous, we tend to do so. At that moment we think we are careful enough, at that moment we think nothing bad will happen... but remember - all those who lost their life / limbs thought the same. 

Announcing ACCIDENTS section on this site

Here's an attempt to list such casualties so that we are constantly aware of what we can face, so that we NEVER make the slightest mistake. After all, it's not the hospital / crematorium we intend to reach by trains, is it? 

If you are aware of any such incident / have faced something after which you decided never to cross tracks, do share it here. 

November 1, 2011: College student dies after hitting railway pole - 17-year old Jaideep lost his life when his head hit a railway pole

October 2, 2011: No Foot to Keep on Footboard - Kadar Shaikh lost his leg while losing grip on the vertical rod at train's footboard.

September 25, 2011: Man loses arm thanks to inhuman commuters, authorities - 45-year old Shivaji Ambavale fell off while trying to board a running train.

August 15, 2011: 36-year old Abdul Rahim Shaikh fell of a CST-bound train at Dadar... unfortunately he could not be saved. 22-year old Yusuf Shaikh got three of his toes crushed as he too fell on the tracks after his train crossed Dadar station.

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Andheri local train rams into Borivli train at Mahim station

I am still in a state of disbelief as I watch the news about an Andheri local train ramming into a Borivli / Borivali train at Mahim station on Sunday, 9th August 2009. A local train to Borivli was stationary at Mahim when an Andheri bound train collided with it from behind at around 1:15 in the afternoon. Thankfully it was a Sunday and as of now there aren't any news about any major casualties.

The officials are yet to confirm the cause of the collision - whether it was a human error or technical fault. Whatever it be, Mumbai just can't afford an unfortunate incident like this.

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Tamil Nadu train accident: Should passengers now check a motorman's identity?

Tamil Nadu train accident is such a shame... Can anyone just simply start driving a train??? And what do the railway authorities expect from the passengers? Should we now go and check a motorman's identity before boarding a train (though the primary report says that the trains were empty... so what... what if there were many passengers)? Like how we have TCs, should some passengers be appointed as MCs (Motorman checkers)?

Why should the janta always suffer... as if the terrorists, crime and diseases weren't enough to kill people! It's time people wake up and take their jobs seriously... anyone listening in railways... or will this message too go unnoticed like the unknown person who took away the train?

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Train Collision in Vyasarpadi, Tamil Nadu

Two trains collided in Tamil Nadu early morning on April 29, 2009. A passenger train from Chennai and the goods train from Arakkonam collided at Jeevanagar railway station in Vyasarpadi.

At least six people died and over 15 were injured as the first reports poured in.

Here's the news video for the entire story.

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