Among the 60 people mowed down by a speeding train in Amritsar when they were watching Ravan Dahan during Dussehra, 11 are natives of Uttar Pradesh.

While three are members of a family from Sultanpur, two each are from Azamgarh, Hardoi and Ghazipur and one each from Unnao and Amethi districts.

A report released by the state government said that Dinesh Kumar (35), his wife Priti (33) and their son Abhishek ( 11), natives of Sonbarsa village under Baldirai police station of Sultanpur district, were killed in the incident. However, the couple’s two-year-old son Arush escaped unhurt.

Dinesh and his brother Rakesh worked as plumber and were staying in a rented house in Joraphatak area. Dinesh and his family visited the village last time in May.

Similarly, Girendra Kumar (40) and his brother Pawan Kumar ( 37), who used to sell fruits in Amritsar for the last 20 years, were also killed in the tragedy. They were natives of  Behtagokul area of Hardoi district.

A report from Azamgarh said that Ram Milan (24), a native of Rahainghpur village under Tahbarpur police station, was also killed in the accident. He is survived by his pregnant wife and a 2-year-old son. He used to work as a painter and went to Amritsar on October 7.

Brajbhan Ram (20), a native of Savarupur village in Azamgarh, was also killed in the tragic accident. He also worked as a painter and stayed with his brothers in Amritsar.

Pradeep (22), a native of Bangad village under Karimuddinpur police station in Ghazipur district, and his nephew were also mowed down by the train. He worked with a private company in Amritsar. He went to watch the Dussehra festival along with his nephew Sarthak (4) and niece Kajal (7). Pradep and Sarthak died in the mishap while Kajal was critically injured.

Ram Shanker (45) of Manikpur under Bihar police station of Unnao district was also killed in the mishap. He used to work in a bag repairing shop and was staying alone in Amritsar while his family members, including wife and two children, lived in Unnao.

Besides, 18-year-old Deepak, a native of Shivgarh in Amethi district, was also killed in the tragic accident. A student, Deepak was staying with his father in Amritsar, who works with a private company there.

Nine members of a family of Belwa village under Lotan police station in Siddharthnagar district were injured in the mishap. Among the injured, the condition of four was stated to be critical.

The injured include Sudesar (70), Shyam Bahadur (38), Ram Bahadur (34), Santosh (15), Laxmi (11), Vishal (10), Sandhya (10), Amit (9) and Kajal (7).

The condition of Santosh, Sudesar, Ram Bahadur and Vishal is said to be critical.