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Mumbai: In a tragic incident, a 26-year-old woman lost her life after falling off a moving fast overcrowded local train on April 29, around 8.30am, between Kopar and Diva railway stations. The victim, Riya Rajgor, was standing in the doorway as the train was crowded. The police filed an accidental death report, and her mortal remains were handed over to her parents after post-mortem.
The woman, Riya Rajgore, boarded a CSMT-bound local train at Dombivli station in Thane district at around 8 am.
After the overcrowded train passed the Kopar area, the woman lost her grip on the grab handle and fell onto the tracks, dying on the spot, the officials added.
On Monday, she attempted to board the fast local’s ladies’ compartment but couldn’t make it inside. As the train left Kopar station at high speed, she slipped and fell, resulting in fatal head injuries. She was rushed to the government hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Rajgore, an employee of a construction firm in Thane, lived in Dombivli and is survived by her parents, sources reported.
A case of accidental death has been registered, and an investigation has been launched.
This stark incident indicates the second death due to overcrowding in local trains within a week. On April 23, a 25-year-old IT professional Avadhesh fell from an overcrowded local train between Diva and Mumbra stations. Avadhesh, from Dombivali’s Thakurwadi area, was pursuing a PG degree in IT from IIT-Patna through distance learning. He boarded a fast local from Dombivali during morning rush hours and fell between Diva and Mumbra stations.
