Around 50 people were killed after a passenger train ran into a burning Ravan effigy near Choura Bazar in Amritsar on Friday.
Reports state that the train got off track and hit the 500-700 people, who were celebrating Dussehra by burning the Ravan effigy beside the railway track. The train was reportedly running at a speed of 80 to 100 km per hour when it derailed and hit the burning Ravan effigy.
Cricket turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife was reported to have been present at the Dussehra event and left immediately after the mishap occurred.
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Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has informed that the state government will give Rs 5 lakh each to the deceased and also provide free treatment to all the injured in private and government hospitals. He is also rushing to the incident areas informed Singh via a tweet.
Twitter was immediately alive as many users including the administrative heads of the country also shared their condolences with the deceased.
Railways minister Piyush Goyel reacts: