Amritsar train accident: 61 dead, 50 hurt as train runs over people watching Ravan-burning; inquiry ordered, state mourning declared

Over 60 people were killed in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday after a speeding train mowed down people gathered for Dussehra celebrations. The incident was reported at Joda Phatak near Choura Bazar area of the city. Huge crowd had gathered on the railway tracks to witness the Ravan effigy in flames. The crowd reportedly could not hear the hooting of the train due to the explosion of crackers. 

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