Man dies after getting caught in fence while getting off train on wrong side at Mumbai Central station | Mumbai News – Times of India

MUMBAI: A 27-year-old man died after his neck got entangled in an iron fence while attempting to alight from a train on the wrong side at Mumbai Central station on Wednesday morning.The incident took place around 9.44am at Platform No. 4. The deceased, identified through his Aadhaar card as Dhila Rajesh Hamira Bhai, was found hanging from the iron fencing located between the Virar-blind fast line and the Stabling Line (STA).Eyewitnesses told officials that the man attempted to get off the coach from the side facing the tracks and fencing instead of the platform. In the process, his neck got caught in the fence, resulting in serious injuries.Emergency services from Ambulance 108 reached the spot by 10.14am and declared him dead on site. The body was then moved to Nair Hospital for postmortem. The on-site death was confirmed by doctor of the ambulance team.Railway authorities are investigating the sequence of events and have urged passengers not to attempt unsafe deboarding practices.