16 Year Old Boy Slips and Dies from the Train
16 year old boy from MP slips and dies from local train in Mumbai.
16 year old, Hritek Shukla slipped and fell from a crowded local train. He had come from Madhya Pradesh to Mumbai for a holiday.
On December 6, a 15 year old girl Chetna More also died after a train ran over her. Hritek’s death is the second death of a teenager in less than a week by the Mumbai local trains.
Hritek boarded the train from Vasai along with his friend. His friend managed to get inside the train but Hritek had to hang on the footboard of the train.He was not used to local rains. When the train crossed Andheri his grip slackened and he fell on the tracks. When Hritek fell, the Motorman alerted the Government Railway Police (GRP) as he felt something was stuck in the wheel of the train.
When the GRP reached the spot, they found Hritek’s body stuck in the wheels. His father said that Hritek had come to Mumbai to look for a job. They are extremely heartbroken over the demise of their son.
The Western Railway and the Central Railway have sent a proposal to the Railway Board asking to run extra 15 coach local trains. They said that many commuters fall from the trains because of overcrowding. The 15 coach will help to keep the passengers safe.
