Authorities Of Indian State Of Punjab Declare Mourning Over Deadly Train Incident

Authorities of Indian State of Punjab Declare Mourning Over Deadly Train Incident

Saturday has been declared a day of mourning in India's northern state of Punjab over the deadly train incident, Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh said late on Friday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th October, 2018) Saturday has been declared a day of mourning in India's northern state of Punjab over the deadly train incident, Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh said late on Friday.

Earlier in the day, a train ran over a crowd in the city of Amritsar when people were celebrating Dussehra, a major Hindu festival, and were reportedly standing on the tracks.

Over 50 people reportedly died in the incident.

"The state will remain in mourning tomorrow in view of #Amritsar train mishap. All offices & educational institutions will remain closed," Singh wrote on Twitter.

The crisis management group has been set up to oversee the relief efforts, the official underlined.