Amritsar Train Accident: Residents stage protest at accident site

Amritsar: Scores of people Saturday staged a sit-in on the railway tracks where 61 people were mowed down by a train during a Dussehra event.

The protesters raised slogans against the state government and demanded action against the train driver.

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One of the protesters alleged the train passed the area at a high speed and that the driver did not slow down the train despite the presence of a large crowd.

At least 61 people were killed and 72 injured Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train near here, officials said.

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The train was coming from Jalandhar when the accident occurred at Joda Phatak near Amritsar, where at least 300 people were watching 'Ravana dahan' at a ground adjacent to the tracks.

Thousands of people have gathered at the accident site since morning. Police have made elaborate arrangements to manage the crowd. (PTI)

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