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Mother shields kids as train inches past on Mumbai platform
A disturbing video from a Mumbai railway station shows a mother pressing her two children against a wall as a local train passes just inches away. People on the platform can be…
The Story in Brief
A disturbing video from a Mumbai railway station shows a mother pressing her two children against a wall as a local train passes just inches away. People on the platform can be heard screaming warnings. The family remained pinned until the train cleared the platform. NDTV Profit reports the incident, highlighting the extreme danger faced by commuters on crowded suburban networks. The footage has revived concerns over platform safety and the lack of automatic doors or barriers on Indian trains, which continue to operate without basic protections seen in many other countries.
The Indian Opinion
This video confirming a narrow escape on a Mumbai platform feeds a tired narrative that India's railways are a deathtrap run by buffoons. Yes, the mother's presence of mind saved her children, but the real story is the systemic failure of crowd control and safety enforcement on our stations. No one questions why families routinely stand so close to the edge or why local trains lack automatic doors. The viral outrage will fizzle out by tomorrow, but the next tragedy won't. We should demand a concrete number: how many 'near misses' are reported annually, and what specific changes have resulted? Until we hold the railways accountable for measurable safety targets, every video is just another excuse for hand-wringing.
Source: ndtvprofit.com
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