travelling in metro ------ tunnel ---- lights went out ---- genral panic ----- pushing and showing ------- screams -----phone flashlights switched on ----- an old man ------
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I was travelling in the Pink line of the Delhi Metro one day. The train was following its set route and was passing through the underground tunnel when an unexpected thing happened. Due to a technical fault the lights in the Metro went out and there was complete darkness all around. There was a wave of general panic all around. One could hear people talking amongst themselves but it was difficult to make anyone out. There was a lot of pushing and shoving because of the confusion. Just then there was a loud noise and we loud screams coming from one end of our compartment. Every one switched on their phone flashlights to see what the matter was about. We saw an old man lying on the floor of the compartment and a few others on top of him. It appeared that the man had rushed out of his seat in a state of panic and had fallen on the floor. A minor stampede had caused the others to fall on him. I rushed to pick up the men along with some others. When we reached the old man at the bottom of the pile we found him unconscious. Just then the lights came back on. The emergency button had been pressed and the Metro halted at the next station where medical aid was provided to the old man. But it was too late as the heavy weight had already caused a cardiac arrest and taken his life. I wondered about the old man's last thoughts and walked out of the Metro with a heavy heart.