After fire rumour, 4 train passengers jump out of Ranchi-Sasaram intercity express in Jharkhand's Latehar; 3 dead

DALTONGANJ: Three passengers of a coach of the Ranchi-Sasaram (up) intercity express died and at least three others were injured, one of them seriously, when the passengers were escaping following a rumour of a fire on board. While the railways said the trio died when they were hit by a goods train coming from the opposite direction as they jumped out, the Lather police said they died from the impact of their jump and not by any train hits.
According to Latehar SP Anjani Anjan, "There was no outbreak of fire in any of the coaches of the intercity express train. But there was rumour about a fire on a coach when the train was about to reach the Kumandi station of the Dhanbad railway division in Latehar district."
The rumour created panic among the passengers who jumped out. Three of them were killed while one was injured seriously, the SP said.
Railways releases 6 helpline numbers
Anjan also said, "A police force from Manika has been rushed to the site to bring the situation under control. A medical team has also been sent." He added that the victims were not run over by any train, including those on the down line.
However, the senior divisional commercial manager of Dhanbad, Amresh Kumar, said three died and another three were injured, some of them seriously. He added that the Ranchi-Sasaram train resumed its journey onwards at 9.41 pm.
Meanwhile, divisional railway manager (DRM) Kamal Kishore Sinha has rushed to the site and is expected to reach the spot late in the night. The railways has released six helpline numbers - 0326-2209880, 79091092320, 8756997647, 7485808559, 7541813230 and 7091092319.