Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at the event, later talked to media at a hospital where injured were taken and said her priority was to ensure they receive proper treatment.
According to an eyewitness, the scenes were reminiscent of ones witnessed during the Partition of the country when millions of people lost their lives in violence.
Several people were mowed down by a passing train when they were standing across railway tracks in Amritsar to watch burning of a Ravana effigy as part of Dussehra celebrations.
Amritsar train accident: Over 60 dead as train mows down Dussehra revellers in Choura Bazar
Shocking videos on the social media and television channels show the train crossing at full speed even as the Ravana effigy burns in the background.
The speeding train mowed down at least 50 revellers as it crushed and blew away anybody who came in its way. At least 300 people were at the spot watching 'Ravana dahan' at a ground near the tracks.
Amritsar train accident: The disaster happened when a large number of people were watching the Ravan effigy in flames while standing on the railway tracks near Jora Phatak when the train crushed them.
The speeding train mowed down at least 61 revellers as it crushed and blew away anybody who came in its way.
At least 59 people were killed as train travelling to Amritsar from Pathankot ran over them while watching Dusshera celebrations in Amritsar.
Punjab: Over 50 dead as train runs into people watching burning of Ravana effigy in Amritsar
Amritsar Train Accident Latest Updates: A large number of people were watching a huge Ravan effigy in flames while standing on the tracks at a railway crossing at Jora Phatak when the train on way from Pathankot to Amritsar mowed them down, triggering anger and outrage.
The truck driver, who rammed into a manned level crossing between Godhra & Ratlam and hit Trivandrum Rajdhani train at 6:44 am today, has been killed in the incident.
New Farakka Express derails near Rae Bareli, death toll mounts to 7. CM Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 2 Lakh ex-gratia to the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 compensation for those with serious injuries.
5 dead, several injured after 6 coaches of New Farakka Express train derailed near Raebareli. NDRF teams from Lucknow and Varanasi have reached the spot.
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Relief and rescue teams and railway officials have arrived at the spot.
S Debbarma and his daughter Somati were invited for breakfast.
The engine of the 3152 Jammu Tawi Kolkata Express derailed near Uttar Pradesh's Akbarpur late on Wednesday night.
According to reports, the train derailed after hitting a large truck that had stopped at a level crossing.
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