Elphinstone Bridge

Elphinstone Station-Parel Stampede: Rumours, rain, or poor infra, what killed 22 people on Dussehra-eve tragedy?

Just what caused the stampede was not clear but in no time people desperately trying to get out of the British-era bridge collapsed over one another, many instantly crushed to death.

Elphinstone Station-Parel Stampede as it happened: 22 dead, 32 injured in Dussehra-eve tragedy; politicos merely pass the buck

At least three people are dead and over 20 injured in a stampede at Elphinstone Road station on Friday

Elphinstone Road stampede: New bridge, sanctioned by Railways in 2015, could have saved several lives

Prabhu, however, did point out that the construction of a 12-metre-long new bridge at the Elphintone Road station remains under "positive consideration" despite the "challenging times."