Rail accident in Punjab, many people feared to die

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE– Watching the burning of Ravan Effigy cost for life as in a strange accident, around 50 people are feared dead on Friday in a train mishap in Punjab.

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As per the initial police reports, “people were watching the burning of Ravan effigy on the occasion of the Dussehra celebrations on Friday were standing together near the railway tracks and could not hear the sound of the train approaching due to the crackers’ noise in Amritsar, Punjab.”

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According to police, “the number is expected to rise to more than 100 people. The identities of the dead bodies are still to confirmed. There were around 500-700 people were waiting to witness the grant event.

The moment the effigy of Ravan caught fire, crackers started flying around.

While trying to escape the crackers, people frantically started running toward the direction of the railway tracks and could not see the approaching moving trains from either side of the tracks.