Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 21Oct 18

Prayers for the victims of Amritsar train disasterPlease refer to your article More than 50 dead in India train disaster (October 20). This was sad to read. The recent accident near the Joda Pathak railway gate in Amritsar, while devotees were watching the Dasara festival, was truly horrific. Even if the driver had sounded the horn, they might not have heard because of the noise of the festival. Despite previous accidents at level crossing gates in India, it seems lessons have not been learned. The harsh reality is that no amount of sympathy or compensation will bring back those who have been lost. I pray for the victims.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru