At least 11 people were killed and five injured in a rumored train fire in India, only to be hit by another train.

Railway officials said an emergency rope was pulled on a train bound for Mumbai in the western state of Maharashtra, causing the train to stop and passengers to disembark.

They were struck by a train on adjacent tracks. It’s unclear whether a fire actually broke out.

India has embarked on a $30bn (£24bn) rail modernization program in recent years, but the plan has been marred by a series of accidents, including Major three-train collision in Odisha 2023 Nearly 300 people died.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis posted on Grief,” about 400 kilometers from India’s financial capital Mumbai.

He said eight ambulances had been dispatched and hospitals were on standby.

The accident will be seen as a setback for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has called for modernizing railways to boost the economy and connectivity.

According to Reuters, there are plans to increase spending on the program in next month’s budget.