Rumors spread that a fire had broken out in the coach between Maheji and Pardad stations in Maharashtra.

Passengers jumped off the train to the adjoining tracks and were struck by the Bengaluru Express coming from the opposite direction.

Images of the disaster site show mutilated body parts along the railway track.

[8] The Central Circle Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) started an inquiry into the cause of the accident.

[9] Executive Director of the Railway Board denied that any spark or fire inside the coach caused passengers to pull the alarm.