Commuter train runs over crowd on tracks in northern India, 50 feared dead
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A commuter train travelling at high speed struck a crowd of people seated on tracks in northern India on Friday and at least 50 were feared killed, Punjab state police and witnesses said. «The people were sitting on and near the tracks on the outskirtsCommuter train runs over crowd on tracks in northern India, 50 feared dead
A commuter train travelling at high speed struck a crowd of people seated on tracks in northern India on Friday and at least 50 were feared killed, Punjab state police and witnesses said. «The people were sitting on and near the tracks on the outskirts of Amritsar watching the burning of effigies as part of the Dussehra festival when a commuter train ran over them,» a police officer told Reuters. At least 60 people were admitted to hospital with injuries, the police officer in the control room said, after what he called a «freak accident» given that people did not hear the train approaching amid the din of festivities and fireworks. ANI news agency reported that a witness at the scene said the train that ran over people was travelling at a high speed. Amarinder Singh, Punjab chief minister, said he was rushing to Amritsar to supervise relief and rescue operations. «We have also ordered an enquiry as to why this incident has taken place,» Singh told ANI, adding there still are conflicting reports on the death toll. A witness told Indian television channel Times Now that relatives of some of the deceased were picking up dead bodies by themselves and no proper rescue operations... Read more