Passenger injured in Mumbra train mishap dies after 10 days in ICU; toll rises to 5 | Mumbai News – Times of India
THANE: A 51-year-old passenger injured in last Monday’s Mumbra train mishap succumbed to his injuries Thursday morning at a private hospital in Thane city, taking the toll to five, officials informed.The deceased, identified as Anil More, was a resident of Shahpur and worked in Kalwa. He was travelling on the footboard in the CSMT-bound local that originated from Kasara and was among those who fell off the train in the incident, which left four others dead and nine injured to date.It may be recalled that around four passengers died and ten suffered injuries in a freak mishap after falling off two suburban trains headed in opposite directions as they were crossing each other on adjoining tracks at the Diva-end of Mumbra railway station.More, along with another passenger who fell off the train, suffered serious head injuries and was admitted in critical condition to the CSMH Kalwa hospital. He was later shifted to the private hospital, where he was in the ICU for the last ten days. His condition remained critical. He eventually passed away Thursday morning, informed a hospital staff member.More’s body was being taken to the civil hospital for post-mortem, following which it would be handed over to his family by Thursday evening, the Thane railway police said.Meanwhile, activists have questioned the apathy shown by the railway administration in increasing local services to the extended suburbs beyond Kalyan towards Kasara and Karjat, which presently operate at an interval of over an hour, inadequate considering the growth in these regions.“We have been demanding shuttle services till Kalyan or Thane from these far-off suburbs, which will greatly help reduce the crowding. Also, we have been demanding that Diva halts to Kasara-Karjat and Khopoli trains be removed and instead those originating from Kalyan, Titwala, or Ambernath be introduced,” said railway activist Rajesh Ghangav.
