Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Students Remain Stable After Illness Aboard Mangala Express
Students traveling by train from Kerala to Delhi became sick during a school trip.
Some reports said 30 to 40 students fell ill after lunch.
Central Railway later said 80 students had reported stomach problems.
The students had vomiting, loose motion and stomach discomfort.
Railway medical workers helped them at Khandwa station.
They gave them medicines and oral rehydration solution.
Doctors checked the students again at Bhusawal and the next morning.
Everyone was stable, and officials had not confirmed what caused the illness.
Around 30–40 students reportedly fell ill after lunch during a school trip on the Mangala Express.
A separate Central Railway update said 80 students reported vomiting, loose motion and stomach discomfort.
Railway medical personnel treated affected students at Khandwa with medicines and oral rehydration solution.
The group of 80 students and 10 teachers continued traveling after a teacher requested to proceed, with medical staff monitoring them.
Assessments at Bhusawal and the following morning found the students stable, with no deterioration or serious complications reported.
- Who
- Eighty students traveling with 10 teachers on a school trip; 30–40 affected students received railway medical care.
- What
- Students reported vomiting, loose motion and stomach discomfort, possibly linked to food poisoning, while remaining stable.
- When
- The symptoms were reported on Friday; assessments took place at Bhusawal and the following Saturday morning.
- Where
- The students were traveling in the S2 and S3 coaches of Train No. 12618 from Thrissur, Kerala, to Delhi; treatment was provided at Khandwa and further assessments at Bhusawal.
- Why
- The students were medically treated and monitored after reporting gastrointestinal symptoms following lunch; the exact cause was not confirmed.
- Travel group
- 80 students and 10 teachers
- Affected students
- Reports described around 30–40 students as falling ill, while Central Railway said 80 students reported symptoms
- Train
- Mangala Express, Train No. 12618
- Symptoms
- Vomiting, loose motion and stomach discomfort
- Initial treatment
- Medicines and oral rehydration solution were provided at Khandwa
- Follow-up
- Students were assessed at Bhusawal and again the following morning
- Latest condition
- All students were found stable, with no deterioration or serious complications reported
