Dussehra celebration turns into nightmare as train speeds over revellers; toll rises to 60

​​​​​At least 60 people were feared dead and over 50 injured Friday evening as a train coming from Jalandhar ran over a crowd of Dussehra revellers near the Amritsar railway station, reports said.

The train was coming from Jalandhar to Amritsar at great speed when around 300 people were watching 'Ravan dahan' at a Dussehra event near Chaura Bazaar in Amritsar. Railway police forces and locals have been rushed to the accident spot and rescue operations are underway, sources said, adding that the injured have been taken to hospitals in the vicinity.