Don't chuck that coconut out of a moving train

Woman suffers head accidents as a coconut flung towards Vaitarna creek as an offering hits her as a substitute; not the primary time such an incident has came about on the railway bridge.

A coconut thrown out of a educate towards Vaitarna creek, perhaps by way of a devotee, ended up grievously hurting a lady who was once walking along the track on a railway bridge.

The incident passed off at 7.30 am on Wednesday when Rohini Patil, a resident of Wadhiv village, was once on her strategy to Vaitarna station with her daughter to catch a educate to Virar. She wanted to hurry her daughter to health facility as she was once affected by top fever. Unfortunately, Rohini had to be rushed to health facility as a substitute with serious head accidents.

Rohini’s sister-in-law Vandana Bohir was once also with them when the incident came about. While Vandana was once walking forward, Rohini was once following her with her infant. They have been walking on the bridge over the creek when unexpectedly a coconut flung towards the creek from a passing educate hit Rohini within the head. With the village a couple of kilometre away and no lend a hand in sight, Bohir held Rohini, who was once bleeding from the head, and walked towards the station.

Speaking to Mirror, Rohini stated, “I used to be taking my daughter for a blood test and while I used to be walking one thing hit me on my head and everything blanked out. I didn’t see what hit me. I used to be later instructed that it was once a coconut. I sat there for some time ahead of coming to my senses and then somehow walked to the station, despite the fact that I used to be feeling dizzy.” After reaching Vaitarna station, they took some support from the railway police at the station and rushed to Virar the place Rohini was once admitted to Sanjivani health facility, which is outside the railway station. There, she got 4 stiches on her forehead.

Mahesh Patil, president of Dahanu Vaitarna Pravasi Sangh defined, “All residents have no bridge to walk from the village to the station. They are left and not using a different alternative however to walk along the tracks.”

Not the primary time

The railway bridge is the only option to get to Vaitarna, say residents. Mahesh Patil of Dahanu Vaitarna Pravasi Sangh stated, “This isn't the primary time any such thing has came about. An aged woman, Laxmi Gopinathan, was once also injured as acoconut fell on her head.”

Another resident of Wadhiv village, 34-year previous Ankur Bhagat, a technician with railways was once also a sufferer. Bhagat was once crossing the bridge at nine.20 am along side his four-year-old daughter and had reached the center of the bridge after they noticed a Virar-Dahanu educate coming in.

“There are some islands created for us to attend on in case a educate passes. We have been standing on one of those islands when a huge bag with garlands, coconuts and photo frames thrown out of the bag hit me in my face. My spectacles me and the items of glass went into my eye,” recalled Bhagat.

An ophthalmologist later instructed him that he had narrowly escaped losing his eyesight. He required remedy for the next two months. “We approached the station master and registered our grievance with him as well. Subsequently, there have been bulletins being made at the station urging folks not to throw issues within the creek however nobody listens,” stated Bhagat.

Two years in the past, 50-year previous Laxmi Gopinath, who was once on her strategy to Virar, was once also hit by way of a coconut. It hit her on the ankle and she fell near the tracks. Speaking to Mirror, her son, Vinayak Patil stated, “My mother was once lying there for approximately 15 minutes ahead of some other villager crossing the similar bridge noticed her and rushed her to the health facility. She was once on bed rest for approximately a month.”