Commuters try to save man trapped between platform, train, but in vain
Hindustan TimesNAVI MUMBAI: A man trespassing on the tracks at Vashi railway station was hit and dragged a few hundred metres by a running train on Thursday afternoon, leading to his death. Commuters try to save man trapped between platform, train, but in vain The victim was identified as Rajendra Khandke, 48, who lived in Kopar Khairane with a relative. “He had alighted from a train was trying to cross from platform number 2 to platform number 3 along the tracks instead of using the subway,” said Sambhaji Katare, senior police inspector of Vashi railway station. Speaking about the perils of trespassing on the tracks, Nila said, “Of the 2,590 deaths last year on the suburban train network, 1,277 people including 109 women lost their lives while crossing the tracks, while 590 persons including 55 women died due to falling from a running train.” The chief public relations officer further said that among 2,441 persons injured on the suburban train network last year, 241 persons were injured while crossing the tracks; 489 after falling from a running train; 47 after hitting a pole; and one person was injured after he fell in gap between the train and the platform.