New Delhi Railway Station Stampede: 'Mother Died, Going Home... No One To Control Crowd' Eyewitnesses Share What They Saw

(MENAFN- Live Mint) New Delhi Railway Station Stampede: Eyewitnesses described events that led to the unfortunate crush that claimed at least 15 lives and injured over a dozen others in a stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station late on February 15. ANI cited Delhi Police to say the death toll has now risen to 18.

Some eyewitnesses told news agency PTI that“a huge rush” at the station led to the stampede. They added that several passengers also fainted due to suffocation.

One of the victims told reporters that his mother had died in the stampede. He said,“We were travelling to our home in Chhapra, Bihar, in a group, but my mother lost her life in the chaos. People were pushing each other. The doctor has confirmed to us that my mother has died.”

Another family member of the deceased, a woman, collapsed in grief.

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One of the passengers, Dharmendra Singh told PTI,“I was going to Prayagraj but many trains were running late or were cancelled. The station was overcrowded. There were far more people than I have ever seen at this station. In front of me, six or seven women were taken away on stretchers.”

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Pramod Chaurasia, also a passenger who was at the station told PTI,“I had a sleeper-class ticket for Purushottam Express but even those with confirmed tickets could not board the train. One of my friends and a female passenger got stuck in the crowd. There was too much pushing and jostling. We managed to stay safe by waiting outside with our children.”

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