Maharashtra: The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia to the families of the victims who died in the Jalgaon train accident on Wednesday.
Officials said that the state government will also bear all the medical expenses of the injured, the CM said.
At Least 11 people have died and 6 others injured after Karnataka Express hit passengers in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra.The passengers of the Pushpak Express had stepped outside their coaches due to a suspected fire on the train, and while outside the Karnataka Express passed through the adjacent track, and several passengers were hit by the moving train.
“The state government will provide financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those who died in the unfortunate accident in Jalgaon district, and the state government will also bear the entire expenses of the injured. I pray to God for the speedy recovery of the injured,” the CM posted a self-made video on his X account.
Earlier, the Executive Director of the Information & Publicity Department of Railway Board, Dilip Kumar said that few people pulled the alarm chain and then tried to cross the rail track in a wrong manner or were standing on the tracks.
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