Dozens feared dead after a train runs over a crowd in a Indian festival

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"Dozens of people are feared killed after a train ran into a crowd in northern India, according to local media reports and a local politician.

The incident on Friday took place on the outskirts of Amritsar city, Punjab state, where a crowd had assembled near a railway track to watch a religious festival.

"There are more than 50 casualties. The priority now is to take the injured to the hospital," Amritsar city police commissioner S. S. Srivastava told news agencies.

At least 60 people were admitted to hospital with injuries, police officials said.

Following the accident, a large number of people rushed to the site and shouted at railway officials for not taking precautions in view of the festival, AP news agency reported.

While accidents are relatively common on India's sprawling rail network, Friday's was among the deadliest in recent years."


I'm sorry, but WHO thought it was good idea to host a festival on the train tracks? Hello?!?!?

It is India, where that sort of thing is considered acceptable, and a good way of eliminting the failures of Natrual Selection.

where a crowd had assembled near a railway track to watch a religious festival
> where a crowd had assembled near a railway track
> had assembled near a railway track
> RAILWAY TRACK

hallywayhomicide wrote:

where a crowd had assembled near a railway track to watch a religious festival
> where a crowd had assembled near a railway track
>  had assembled near a railway track
> RAILWAY TRACK
 

A good way to eliminate the failures of natural selection.