The Railway Ministry has announced ex gratia payments of Rs 1.5 lakh for the deceased, Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured, and Rs 5,000 for minor injuries. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has pledged Rs 5 lakh for each victim’s family and full medical expense coverage for the injured.

The death toll in the Jalgaon train accident has risen to 13, said the District Magistrate of Jalgaon, Ayush Prasad on Thursday morning. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when passengers of the Pushpak Express stepped outside their coaches due to a suspected fire on the train while the Karnataka Express was passing through the adjacent track,

The incident occurred after the passengers, who were travelling on the Pushpak Express, exited their coaches, due to suspicions of a fire in the train.