Amritsar train disaster 50 killed. Toll to rise - Page 5

Originally posted by: ZanduBaaM

Very Sad and Shocking Incident ..RIP

https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/amritsar-train-accident-pathankot-amritsar-dmu-train-driver-says-he-could-not-see-anything-due-to-heavy-smoke-1-1036109.html

Originally posted by: SakthLaunda

there was gap brterrn tracks. people choose to stand on track. yes if u r saying bridge good but people need to use their brains!

Originally posted by: roni_berna

May their soul RIP :(

The event has been taking place for 20 years and that too near railway tracks. Why are they even organizing such events in such places? People should also understand that they should stand on the platform or outside it and watch the event instead of risking their lives for a festival. The train driver already got arrested when it was not his mistake :(

Originally posted by: anjs

They arrested him ? in the news paper I read that his identity is not revealed by the railway authorities and they are conducting a separate inquiry .

Also he said that there was too much of smoke in the area and visibility was low so he couldnt see properly.

Also no permission was taken from the railway authorities so they didnt know that the event is happening there... who knows if they knew, maybe they would've taken some precautions...

I think major fault lies with the organizers as they should'e kept volunteers to keep the crowd safe...

Originally posted by: roni_berna

They said that the drivers statement has been recorded now.

The organizers too have to be blamed and they have been doing it for 20 years at the same place.

Also, two trains passed by. One was 30 seconds before the second train which was slow and passed before the burning of Raavan and second was superfast.