A crush at New Delhi Railway Station has left around 18 people dead and at least 10 injured, Report informs via BBC.
Thousands of people reportedly crammed into the railway station on Saturday night as they tried to board delayed trains.
Four of the victims were children, while 10 were women, according to a list released by officials.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his thoughts were “with all those who have lost their loved ones” in a post on X.
Crowd crushes are regularly reported in India where there is frequent overcrowding at religious events, festivals and public spaces.
The incident comes weeks after 30 people were killed in a pre-dawn crush at the religious festival, Kumbh Mela, in northern India, where tens of millions of Hindus had gathered to bathe in sacred river waters on one of the holy days of the six-week event.
In Delhi, witnesses told BBC Hindi that a “huge crowd” had gathered at the station, through which many people were travelling to and from the Kumbh Mela, which is being held in Prayagraj city in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh state.
