The accident in Amritsar Friday night in which over 60 people were mowed down by a train during Dussehra celebrations was the worst due to trespassing on the tracks, railway officials said.

Amritsar train mishap: Worst accident caused by 'trespassing' in history of railways

The man who played the character of demon king Ravana at the Ram Leela at Joda Phatak was among those killed in the train accident. After he enacted the role of Ravana, Dalbir Singh, in his twenties, was watching the burning of an effigy from the tracks when he, along with 58 others, was run over by a train.

Man who essayed character of Ravana among killed in train accident in Amritsar

Two passenger trains were involved in a crash while being coupled together at the main station in the Austrian city of Salzburg early on Friday, and up to 40 people were slightly injured, police said

About 40 injured in Austrian train accident: Police

At least 10 killed in train collision in Egypt

Toofan Express catches fire, Howrah-New Delhi route shut

If the train had continued to run, the crack could have caused it to derail in the worst-case scenario, transport officials said

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Three train derailments in 1 day, fourth accident narrowly-averted

This is the third derailment in less than a month in the state of Uttar Pradesh

Seven coaches of Shaktipunj Express derail near Obra in Uttar Pradesh

The minister said that he is pained by the loss of lives in the recent train accidents

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu takes moral responsibility for train mishaps, offers to step down

23 passengers died and over a 100 were injured in the accident

Utkal Express derailment: FIR filed against unknown persons, charges include 'death due to negligence'

Three senior officials including Member (Engineering) and GM, Northern Railway, along with DRM, Delhi, sent on leave

Utkal Express derailment: Railway takes action, 4 suspended, 3 sent on leave

Police officials said the accident occurred when a lorry crashed into roadside shops at Yerpedu in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh

At least twenty killed in road accident in Andhra Pradesh

The two derailments left 151 people dead and close to 200 injured

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Human error was determined to have caused the accident in Semnan province

Iran train collision kills 44, injures dozens

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