Delhi metro ride turns fatal for 35-year-old woman. Here's what happened
PTI. The incident took place on 14 December when the woman, identified as Reena, came under the train after her saree got stuck in the door. As per the report, it could not be known whether the woman was getting off of the train or boarding it.
However, according to an The Indian Express report, the woman was dragged along a platform for almost 25 metres, before hitting with a track access gate and falling onto the tracks. Describing the incident, Vicky, the victim's relative said that she was going to Mohan Nagar from Nangloi in west Delhi when she met with the accident. "When she reached Inderlok Metro Station and was changing the train, her saree got stuck.
She fell down and got seriously wounded. She was admitted to Safdarjung hospital in a critical condition. On Saturday evening, she died," he said as quoted by news agency PTI.
As per Vicky, Reena's husband died around seven-year-ago and she is survived by her son and daughter. Speaking about the accident, Delhi Metro's Chief Public Relations Officer Anuj Dayal, “An incident took place at Inderlok Metro station on Thursday where prima facie it appears that a woman passenger's clothes got entangled in a train leading to injuries and subsequent demise in hospital on Saturday," as quoted by PTI. Furthermore Dayal also added that the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety will hold an inquiry into this incident.
An officer from the Delhi Police said that as of now, no case has been registered in the matter. "Police are probing it and if needed, legal opinion shall be taken," the person said. (With PTI inputs) Milestone Alert!
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