“Of the two seriously injured, Neelima Rangari (48) died in a private hospital while under treatment and another person is in the intensive care unit (ICU) there,” Chandrapur district collector Vinay Gowda said.
This is the only FOB connecting platform number 1 to 5. At around 5pm, many passengers were crossing the FOB to board a train. Sources said the 30-foot-tall FOB was built over 15 years ago.
Among the injured are Sachi Nilesh Patil, Prem Titre, Chaitnya Manoj Bhagat, Nidhi Manoj Bhagat, Nayan Babarao Bhivanwar, Radheshyam Singh, Anurag Khartad, Riya Khartad, Sweety Khartad, Vicky Jayant Bhimalwar, Pooja Sontakke and Om Sontakke.
While more details on the tragedy are awaited, Central Railway spokesman and chief public relations officer (CPRO) Shivaji Sutar confirmed part of the prefabricated slab of FOB 1 and 2 connecting tracks to Ballarsha Station came down around 5:10pm.
“It’s not the FOB that fell off, it’s a part of the prefabricated slab (a small part of the walkway). According to our information, four people were injured in the accident and all of them were transferred to the civil hospital after giving first aids,” Sutar said.
Sutar added that an ex gratia of Rs 1 lakh for seriously injured and Rs 50,000 for those with minor injuries was announced.
Wading Nagpur: Slabs fall from pedestrian overpass at Balharshah railway junction, several injured
