Overview
- Central Railway staff intervened to save a differently‑abled man who slipped while trying to board the 11030 Koyna Express, which departed Lonavala on Wednesday evening, averting a likely fatal accident.
- Pointsman Vallentine D'Souza and RPF constable Sikandara Sahani saw the fall and pulled the passenger clear of the moving train.
- The passenger, identified as Amit of Karjat and using crutches, was given first aid, counselled for shock, and placed on the next available train to continue his journey.
- Central Railway publicly commended the two employees for their quick action and used the incident to repeat clear safety warnings against boarding or alighting moving trains.
- The rescue occurred just after the rail link through the Karjat–Lonavala ghat was fully restored on July 28 following a 23‑day repair effort to fix monsoon damage that disrupted Mumbai–Pune services.