At least 13 passengers of the Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express, who got off the train after an alarm chain-pulling incident, were killed on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) evening when they jumped down from their train. This action was sparked by rumours of a fire. These unfortunate people were then hit by the Karnataka Express speeding down the adjacent track.

What happened was that a rumour started about there being a fire in the train. This situation triggered panic among passengers due to which some of them jumped off the train on the adjacent track.