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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Stuti Mishra

At least 5 killed as passengers fall off overcrowded train in India

File image: Mumbai’s suburban railway network is one of the busiest in the world - (AP)

At least five people died and seven others were injured when commuters fell from an overcrowded local train near India’s Mumbai city, officials said.

The incident occurred as two fast trains passed each other near Mumbra station, around 30 km north-east of central Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra.

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