India: At least 10 people died during Hindu festival

The death toll could rise to 20 and 30 people were injured when a crowd standing on a pedestrian bridge at the station collapsed.

At least 10 people were killed and more than a dozen injured yesterday (February 10) when millions of Hindu devotees stampeded at a railway station in a northern Indian town.

Crowds near Allahaba station

Most of the victims were Hindus returning home after bathing in the Ganges River during a major religious festival. Railway Minister Pawan Bansal said the stampede occurred as crowds reached Allahaba station late last night.

Two Indian television channels, NDTV and CNN-IBN, reported that the death toll could rise to 20 and 30 injured when a crowd gathered at the collapsed pedestrian bridge at the station. The stampede continued despite police efforts to maintain order.

An estimated 30 million Hindu devotees from across India took a dip in the waters of Sangam, the meeting point of the Ganges, Yamuna and the legendary Saraswati rivers, yesterday in a holy bathing festival./.

According to VOV - DT