 "Needed: A war on accidents after crash, stampedes, and derailments")
An air crash in Ahmedabad. A suburban rail disaster in Greater Mumbai. A stampede in Bengaluru. Three tragic events in a few days. And before that, a stampede at the Kumbh. It’s too early to say why the Dreamliner crashed. The stampedes at the Kumbh and the stadium exemplify the madness of crowds and are new chapters in an age-old narrative of stampedes.
The tragic accident between Mumbra and Diwa stations led to the least loss. “Only” four commuters died, and nine were injured whereas the counts in the other incidents were much more. However, the suburban incident is the
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