A stampede injured at least nine people at Bandra railway station in Mumbai early Sunday morning, according to a civic official. The incident occurred around 5:56 am on platform one at Bandra Terminus as crowds gathered to board train 22921 Bandra-Gorakhpur Express, PTI reported, citing a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official.
Earlier, at around 2:45 am, an empty Antyodaya Express with 22 general class coaches was being backed onto platform one, railway sources said. The situation escalated when waiting passengers attempted to board the train as it arrived with locked coach doors from the yard.
All injured individuals were taken to Bhabha Hospital. The incident reportedly resulted from the heavy rush of passengers traveling during the Diwali holidays.