At least 21 die in multiple accidents during Sun God celebrations in India

  08 November 2016    Read: 1143
At least 21 die in multiple accidents during Sun God celebrations in India
At least 21 died in accidents during the Sun God festival in the Indian state of Bihar, local media reported on Tuesday.
According to the Times of India, three people, including two children, were hit by a train crossing the railway track near Rambhadrapur station. One more person was seriously injured.

Eighteen people drowned in different parts across the state during Chhath Puja celebration rituals. During the four-day Indian festival, crowds of people go to the bank of a river to pay oblations to the rising sun.

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