At least four out of the 13 persons killed in the Jalgaon train accident have been identified as hailing from Nepal, authorities said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI. Authorities said, a minor boy and two women were among the four Nepalese victims.

Hundreds of people jumped off the Pushpak Express after a tea seller spread a rumour that the train had caught fire, an eyewitness recalled.

The number of deaths in the Jalgaon train accident has gone up to 13 with the recovery of a headless body along the railway tracks, police said on Thursday.

After 13 people lost their lives in Jalgaon train accident, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said that the incident occurred after rumours of fire in the train which created panic among the travellers and as a result,

At least four out of the 13 persons killed in the Jalgaon train accident have been identified as hailing from Nepal, authorities said

Out of the injured persons, 10 were currently undergoing treatment - nine at the Pachora civil hospital and one at a medical facility in Jalgaon city

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,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences over the tragic Jalgaon train accident in Maharashtra, which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. "Anguished by the tragic accident on the railway tracks in Jalgaon,

The Centre has announced ex gratia payments of Rs 1.5 lakh each for the families of the victims who died in the Jalgaon train accident on Wednesday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the state government will bear the medical expenses of those injured in the accident.