Train services on Jalandhar-Amritsar route suspended after accident: Official

Amritsar | Friday | 19th October, 2018

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NEW DELHI: All services on Jalandhar-Amritsar route remained suspended three hours after Dussehra revellers standing across railway tracks were mowed down by a train near Amritsar on Friday evening, a railway official said. "Shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic train incident that occurred in Amritsar. Railways is conducting immediate relief and rescue operations," Goyal tweeted from the US, where he had gone to attend an event. While some trains are being diverted, many are stationed near Jalandhar, he said.MoS Railways Manoj Sinha told reporters in New Delhi that medical teams are rushing to the spot. "I am also leaving for the site of the accident..