Mumbai Stampede: Prominent Mumbaikars shocked, express grief

Mumbai celebrities like Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani and many other expressed shock and grief for the people who lost their lives in the horrific stampede at Elphinstone railway station in Mumbai.

Scene at the Elphinstone station

Here are some of the tweets...

In one of the worst tragedies on the Mumbai suburban network, 22 commuters were killed and another 32 were hurt in a massive stampede on a narrow connecting foot overbridge between Elphinstone Road and Parel railway stations.

The calamity sparked off angry reactions on social media, with many questioning lapses vis-a-vis safety and security of commuters even as mega-projects like Bullet Trains are announced.