NEW DELHI: The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India’s capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, including five children, media reports said on Sunday, citing the Press Trust of India news agency.
The youngest of the victims was seven years old and the oldest 79, according to multiple media outlets, citing a list provided by police. All but four of the 18 people named were female.
Atishi, the chief minister of the national capital territory and who goes by only one name, said on X that many of the victims were pilgrims who were going to attend the Hindu Maha Kumbh festival. She earlier told reporters that 15 people had died.
More than a dozen of the injured are being treated in hospital, media reports said.
The stampede occurred at about 8 p.m. (1430 GMT) on Saturday on two platforms where passengers were waiting to board trains to Prayagraj city, where the Maha Kumbh is taking place, media reports said.
Media showed images and videos of crowds of people falling over each other after the incident, as police and relief teams worked to try and ease the congestion.
