Train Hits Ravana Effigy

For many people in Amritsar, this Dussehra will be a painful reminder of last year's tragedy, when a train hit a crowd of people watching a Ravana effigy burn. 61 people were killed in the accident.

At least 60 people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. As Ravan's effigy - located very close to the tracks at Jaura Phatak - was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a large number of people were already standin...

For many people in Amritsar, this Dussehra will be a painful reminder of last year's tragedy, when a train hit a crowd of people watching a Ravana effigy burn. 61 people were killed in the accident.

At least 60 people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. As Ravan's effigy - located very close to the tracks at Jaura Phatak - was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a large number of people were already standin...