THANE: In a continuing series of commuters falling off crowded trains between Diva and Thane, a 20 year old labourer from Mumbra suffered serious injuries after he fell off an unknown suburban local train, Thursday morning, the railway police informed.
The victim, identified as Saif Razzak Khan was found lying unconscious near pole 36-50 near Kalwa railway station following which he was rushes to the nearby Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj hospital by a few railway staff.The police said Khan stayed in the Azad Nagar area and used to work as a laborer at a site in Mumbai.
He must have been on his way to work and boarded a crowded train and may have fallen off after losing balance, informed the police based on initial investigations. The police have registered the incident and will speak to the victim after he gains consciousness.
This is the fourth mishap of commuters falling off trains reported in a week along the Thane-Diva segment following which activists have raised concern over safety of passengers on the stretch.