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Stampede at Elphinstone Road: Why no Mumbaikar will be surprised or shocked by the incident

By: Eastern Eye Staff

The stampede at Elphinstone Road railway station in Mumbai killed at least 27 people and injured over 30. However, this would have not been the case had officials paid heed to the repeated complaints of commuters and the media that have been doing the rounds for at least 20 years. Anyone who has used that footbridge will tell you this was an accident waiting to happen, like leaving a burning flame near a petrol station. The only thing they did change at the station was its name. It was officially renamed Prabhadevi a few months ago.  Ironically hours after the incident, this…

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