Accident: An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly. But what if the incident is expected? Will it still be an accident? Everyday more than 75 lakh people travel by Mumbai local trains. It's an overloaded network of trains that's often called the lifeline of Mumbai. But for some people, this lifeline spells death. According to an RTI report, over 3,304 people died on the tracks in 2015 alone and around 3,349 suffered accident injuries. That's almost 9-10 people dying every single day! Even though this number is way higher than the cumulative deaths caused by terrorism in the last decade, we simply seem to ignore it because these deaths, over the years, have become something we already "expect" to happen. The city moves on day after day, going about its business, unmoved, unaffected and mostly unaware. Over 4,500 passengers are packed into a 9-car rake during peak hours, as against the carrying capacity of 1,700 (on an average, eight people are forced to stand in less tha... ( More) | 
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