In India, at least 12 train passengers died and at least six others were injured when they jumped out of their train cars to escape a rumored fire and were struck by another train.

At least 12 people were killed when they were run over by a train in western India after they jumped from their coaches in panic after a fire incident, the Press Trust of India reported.

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.

At least 12 people died on Wednesday after they jumped off a train crossing Maharashtra's Jalgaon amid rumours that it caught fire and was about to be hit by another train, media reports said.