Train creates the crowd; maybe more than 100 dead

A group of hundreds of people in the Indian city of Amritsar was overtaken by a train that drove them at full speed.

An unknown number of people were killed. Dozens of bodies have already been found and emergency services on site indicate that the number of dead may exceed one hundred. This message is finished.

Festival

The train accident occurred at a Hindu festival in the city, while a pyrotechnic show was in progress. Spectators watched the show near a railroad. This included a large group on the rails.

"We did not hear the train coming in. It was dark and everyone was watching the flames of the fireworks that was also making a lot of noise, and then the train came out of nowhere, Entire families were killed, "says Mintoo, a guest employee who saw everything in the Hindustan Times .

According to police estimates, the number of people would be 500 to 700 walking on the railroad when the train picked them up, there were (very) shocking images of the accident, which have was shared on Twitter, a remote director saw everything, there were also images that were not covered by Metro because of their bloody nature.

Reviews

Immediately after the accident, the Indian government receives many criticisms: it would be far too lax in terms of railway safety, with thousands of crossings without warning system. it is perfectly normal to walk on the rails in the country.

"There was no deposit around the track and no alarm was triggered when the train arrived." The Dussehra festival was placed at the top. unlicensed ", reports another witness

The railway company would not have known about the Hindu festival of Amritsar.India is renowned for its very unsafe roads and its lax policy on infrastructure In 2013, 238,000 people were killed in accidents.