After a full-fledged medical emergency centre was set up at Dadar railway station, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Railways to consider setting up similar centres at other suburban stations that have witnessed over 100 deaths in the past one year.
Advocate Suresh Kumar, appearing for Western Railways, told the court that in cases where there is a government hospital within 500-meter radius of the railway station, the accident victim is usually taken there. “But in the absence of a government hospital in the vicinity, the railways has tied up with certain private hospitals where victims can be taken,” said Kumar. Zaveri’s lawyer Jamshed Cama, however, told the court that, in most cases, victims are taken to a hospital an hour after the accident.u00a0
“The victim is left lying on the stretcher as the police complete their formality. By then the victim loses blood,” he said. Agreeing to this, the court said, “Prima facie a clear case is made out for establishment of similar medical centres at other suburban railway stations. The central and western railways shall consider setting up of such centres at stations like CST, Kurla, Thane, Kalyan, Bandra and so on.” u00a0The court has directed the railways (central and western) to file a report by April 16 on this matter.
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