Jalgaon train accident: Nepal’s Foreign Ministry confirms death of 7 Nepali nationals

Nepal on Friday confirmed the death of its seven citizens in the tragic train accident that occured in Maharashtra's Jalgaon on Wednesday. The accident claimed at least 13 lives while leaving 15 others injured after some passengers of the Pushpak Express, which was bound for Mumbai from Lucknow, jumped off the train following an alarm chain-pulling incident. The tragedy unfolded as passengers onboard the 12533 Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express, fearing a blaze, hastily jumped onto the adjacent tracks and were run over by the oncoming Karnataka Express, which was heading from Bengaluru to Delhi.

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