October 13, 2025—In a frightening yet fortunate turn of events at Bardhaman Junction in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, a panic-inducing slip on the foot-overbridge left 8 passengers injured on Sunday evening, October 12, during the peak Diwali travel rush. The incident, which unfolded around 5:30 PM amid the simultaneous arrival of multiple trains, could have spiraled into a full-blown stampede but was swiftly contained thanks to the quick thinking of railway staff and the relatively sparse crowd on the bridge at the time.