At least 12 train passengers were killed in western India Wednesday after being struck by another train on an adjacent track after they jumped from their coaches in panic to escape a rumored fire incident,

No fewer than 13 passengers have died, and five others injured in a tragic incident in India’s Maharashtra state. The victims were struck by a train on an adjacent track after they disembarked their Mumbai-bound train due to rumours of a fire on board,

A rumor of a fire on a train in India led to a panic, causing several passengers to jump from the coaches and into the path of another train on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Twelve people died in the incident.