Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said Jalgaon General Hospital and nearby private hospitals are being kept ready for treating passengers injured in the train tragedy.
"The tragic loss of lives in a very unfortunate incident near Pachora in Jalgaon district (which) is deeply distressing. I pay my heartfelt tributes to them," Fadnavis, who is in Davos, posted on X.
जळगाव जिल्ह्यातील पाचोरानजीक एका अत्यंत दुर्दैवी घटनेत काही लोकांचा मृत्यू झाल्याची घटना अतिशय वेदनादायी आहे. मी त्यांना भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली अर्पण करतो.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 22, 2025
माझे सहकारी मंत्री गिरीश महाजन तसेच पोलिस अधीक्षक हे घटनास्थळी पोहोचले असून, जिल्हाधिकारी काही वेळात तेथे पोहोचत आहेत. संपूर्ण…
जळगाव जिल्ह्यातील दुर्दैवी अपघातातील मृतांच्या वारसांना 5 लाख रुपये आर्थिक सहाय्य राज्य सरकारतर्फे करण्यात येईल आणि जखमींचा संपूर्ण खर्च सुद्धा राज्य सरकार करेल.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) January 22, 2025
जखमींच्या प्रकृतीत लवकर सुधारणा व्हावी, अशी मी ईश्वरचरणी प्रार्थना करतो.#jalgaon pic.twitter.com/NHTUr1JTqw
Jalgaon, Maharashtra: A false fire alarm in the Pushpak Express at Paranda Railway Station caused panicked passengers to jump off the train. Tragically, several were run over by the Karnataka Express passing on another track https://t.co/Gs3RGOnksa pic.twitter.com/lmIHkE6IKb
— IANS (@ians_india) January 22, 2025
He said state minister Girish Mahajan and the superintendent of police have reached the spot and the district collector will reach there shortly.
The Jalgaon district administration is working in coordination with the railways, and immediate arrangements are being made for the treatment of the injured, he said.
Fadnavis said eight ambulances have been dispatched to the spot. The general hospital as well as other nearby private hospitals have been kept ready for the treatment of the injured, he added.
"Emergency equipment like glass cutters, floodlights etc. have also been kept ready. We are monitoring the entire situation and all necessary assistance is being provided immediately. I am in touch with the district administration," Fadnavis noted.
At least 10 train passengers were killed when they stepped down on tracks from Pushpak Express due to a fire rumour and run over by another train in Jalgaon district on Wednesday evening, officials said.
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