Victims rushed to over 8 hospitals
The train accident victims, who were injured after being hit by a signal pole on Thursday, were rushed to hospitals across the city for treatment.
While the victims were first rushed to Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar and MT Agarwal Hospital in Mulund, a few were later shifted to Sion, Godrej, Bhabha, Fortis, KEM and Sapna Hospitals.
In-charge of peripheral hospitals Dr Seema Malick, who was present at MT Agarwal, and taking stock of the situation said, “We received six train mishap victims. One died almost at the time of admission. All attempts to save him failed as he suffered grave injuries.”
The other victims at MT Agarwal had not suffered any critical injuries as almost all sustained a fracture in their arm. Suhas Pawar (27), who works with a lens manufacturing company said, “I boarded the train at Diva. At around 9 am between Mulund and Nahur, all of a sudden my hand hit something very hard. The passengers in the train immediately pulled me inside and made me sit down. At Bhandup people got me down and the Railway GRP rushed me to the hospital.”
Of the five victims two were taken to Kalyan Railway Hospital, two were later taken to Fortis Hospital in Mulund. Dr Ajay Kumar, part of the railway team of doctors present at MT Agarwal said, “Since we have a tie up with the Fortis, Mulund, we shifted two victims there.”
Meanwhile, patients alleged that Rajawadi Hospital — where 11 people were admitted and two died — had insufficient facilities. Denying these allegations, Dr Malick said, “The X-ray machines were absolutely functional. The ones who were sent, chose to avail the offer made by the Railways for treatment in private hospitals.”
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