In a tragic fallout of Thursday evening’s flash strike by Central Railway employees, two passengers were killed and three others injured after they were hit by an Ambarnath-bound fast train near Sandhurst Road railway station, minutes after they got down from stalled local trains and began walking on the tracks. The one-hour strike had brought services to a halt during peak hours, leaving thousands stranded and prompting several to deboard and attempt to reach their destinations on foot.

The incident took place around 7 pm, shortly after services at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) were stopped due to the agitation. “All five were in a train that was heading towards CSMT and due to the strike, the trains were stopped,” a GRP official said, adding that no trains had left CSMT fo

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