2018 Amritsar train accident

Quand

19 oct. 2018

Type

Accident ferroviaire

Coordonnées

31.63° N, 74.90° E

Description

train accident in Amritsar on 19 October 2018

Deaths

61

Injured

100

Train accident in Amritsar, 2018

On 19 October 2018, two Indian Railways passenger trains hit a crowd of people in the eastern outskirts of Amritsar, Punjab, killing at least 62 people and injuring approximately 200 more. The crowd had gathered to watch celebrations for the Hindu festival of Dussehra and were standing on the tracks.

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