Little safety on tracks: 6-8 people die on Mumbai suburban network daily

According to a CAG report, during the five years ending December 2014, Mumbai accounted for more than half the 33,445 deaths in suburban sections across the country

On a day when Railways Minister Piyush Goyal was supposed to inaugurate 100 new services to reduce the rush at peak traffic time in Mumbai's commuter rail network, the system saw one of its worst mishaps, claiming 22 lives so far.
 
Statistics reveal that at least six to eight people lose their lives on a daily basis in Mumbai's city and suburban rail network, of diverse causes. According to a report issued late last year by the Union comptroller and auditor general (CAG), from January 2010 to December 2014, of 33,445 deaths in suburban rail sections,  52.7