A speeding train has crashed into a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India, killing at least 60 people and injuring dozens more, police said. Extremely saddened by the train accident in Amritsar. Shatrughan Das, an injured 35-year-old factory worker, said he was sitting close to the tracks watching the fireworks. Following the accident, people rushed to the site and shouted at railway officials for not taking precautions. In 2016, 146 people were killed when a train slid off tracks in eastern India.- Press Association

Source: Irish Examiner October 20, 2018 08:26 UTC