Amritsar: Around 50 people are feared dead on Friday in a train mishap in Amritsar. As per initial reports, people watching the burning of Ravan effigy on the occasion of the Dussehra celebrations were standing alongside the railway tracks and could not hear the sound of the train approaching due to the crackers’ noise.
The toll is expected to rise over 100. There were around 500-700 people at the spot. The moment the effigy of Ravan caught fire, crackers started flying around.
While trying to escape the crackers, people frantically started running on the railway tracks and could not see the approaching trains from either side of the tracks.
Several injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals. More details are awaited.
