The victims were watching the burning of Ravan's effigy near the railway tracks
New Delhi, Amritsar: At least 60 people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar this evening. As Ravan's effigy - located very close to the tracks at Jaura Phatak - was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a large number of people were already standing to watch the celebrations. The people who were hit could not see or hear the train due to the exploding crackers. An angry crowd shouted slogans against local legislator Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was present as chief guest during the event. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered an inquiry into the accident.