In Pics: Grief And Anger in Amritsar After Train Accident

Photographs of the aftermath of the tragic train accident that took place in Amritsar on 19 October.

Relatives of train accident victims break down near the railway tracks in Amritsar where the accident took place.

(Photo: PTI)

Almost a day after the train accident that claimed at least 60 lives near Jora Phatak in Amritsar, Punjab, residents of the city are are yet to come to terms with the horrific tragedy. The accident took place during Dusshera celebrations at a ground adjacent to the railway tracks.

Following the tragic accident, state Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh along with Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu visited the survivors and families of the victims at a district hospital on Saturday. The CM stated that an inquiry has been set up to probe the accident.

People in large numbers had gathered at the site of the incident and the hospital while many attended the mass funeral progression.

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Families Grieve the Loss of Loved Ones

A woman breaks down following the Amritsar train accident that took lives of at least 60 people.(Photo: PTI)

Relative of a victim in tears following the horrific train accident in Amritsar on Friday evening. (Photo: PTI)

Relatives of victims break down near the railway tracks in Amritsar where the accident took place.(Photo: PTI)

Family members of victims at the hospital in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Relatives of victims mourn outside the hospital.(Photo: PTI)

Grieving relatives outside the hospital after the train accident. (Photo: PTI)

A woman cries holding on to her husband during the cremation of her son who was killed in the train accident.(Photo: AP/ Prabhjot Gill)

Mass Funeral At Amritsar Crematorium

The body of one of the victims is carried in for cremation in Amritsar.(Photo: AP/ Prabhjot Gill)

Mass funeral of victims of rail accident at Shiv Puri, Durgiana Temple in Amritsar.(Photo: PTI)

Mass funeral of victims of rail accident at Shiv Puri, Durgiana Temple in Amritsar.(Photo: PTI)

Mass funeral of victims of rail accident in Amritsar on Saturday(Photo: PTI)

A Family member of a victim breaks down during the funeral ceremony. (Photo: PTI)

Gurjeet Kumar walks forward to light the funeral pyre of his grandfather who was killed in the train accident in Amritsar.(Photo: AP/ Prabhjot Gill)

Grieving family members at the crematorium a day after the train accident in Amritsar. (Photo: AP/ Prabhjot Gill)

Furious Residents At The Site of Accident

An angry crowd shouts slogans at the site of a train accident in Amritsar.(Photo: AP/ Prabhjot Gill) 

An agitated crowd at the site of a train accident in Amritsar on Friday evening. (Photo: AP/ Prabhjot Gill)

Photo of the site of incident. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab Police personnel at the scene of the accident along train tracks in Amritsar.(Photo: PTI)

People in large number present on the railway tracks where the train accident took place. (Photo: AP/ Prabhjot Gill)

A crowd gathers at the site of Friday’s train accident in Amritsar.(Photo: AP/ Prabhjot Gill)

Residents near the railway tracks watch as large crowds gather at the site of the accident in Amritsar.(Photo: AP/ Prabhjot Gill)

(With inputs from PTI and AP)