Six passengers died after being hit by a train at the railway station in Mirzapur, UP.

A railway official said that six women were getting down from the wrong side at Chunar railway station on Wednesday when they were hit by a train coming from the opposite direction.

NCR Prayagraj Division Public Relations Officer Amit Singh told PTI that the incident took place around 9.30 am when the passengers deboarded the Chopan Express on the track and were hit by the Netaji Express train coming from Howrah towards Kalkaji.

The deceased had come here for Kartik Purnima bath.

The Railways said the Chopan Express was halted at platform four of the station and passengers opted to alight on the tracks, although there is a footover bridge there.

“These passengers had come to Mirzapur for Kartik Purnima Snan. Despite the availability of footover bridge, they were crossing the platform from the tracks, which led to the incident,” the railways said in a statement.

Government Railway Police Inspector Raghavendra Singh has confirmed the death of six people.

The deceased were identified as Savita, 28, Sadhna, 16, Shiv Kumari, 12, Anju Devi, 20, Sushila Devi, 60, and Kalawati, 50.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the families of the victims and directed officials to immediately reach the spot and expedite relief and rescue operations.

National and state disaster response forces were ordered to reach the accident site.

Union minister and local MP Anupriya Patel expressed her grief in a message on Instagram.

He said, “Deeply saddened by the heart-wrenching incident that took place today at Chunar railway station in Mirzapur parliamentary constituency. District officials have been directed to immediately reach the spot, expedite relief operations and ensure proper treatment of the injured.”

The MLA said, “In this hour of grief, my heartfelt condolences are with the bereaved families and I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. May God grant peace to the departed souls.”

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