29,278 die on Mumbai rly tracks in 10 years, eight every day

September 13, 2015 19:18

Mumbai's suburban train network, often described as the city's lifeline, proved to be a death trap with at least eight people dying on an average every day between 2005 and 2014 after falling off trains or while crossing the tracks.

A total of 29278 people lost their lives in accidents, with 6989 dying after falling off trains that are usually chock-a-block through the day. Another 22,289 people got killed while crossing the tracks, according to information made available to activist Anis Khan by the Government Railway Police, Mumbai, under the RTI law.

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