Stampede kills 15 people at New Delhi train station, Indian official says

A top official says at least 15 people have been killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi

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15 Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station

Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, according to local media.
The New York Times - 3d
Death toll in Indian train station stampede rises to 18

The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India’s capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, media reports said on Sunday.
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Eighteen killed in New Delhi station crush

Eyewitnesses tell the BBC a "huge crowd" had gathered at the Indian capital's central train station.
BBC News - 3d
Stampede at railway station in India kills at least 18

Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were traveling to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj in northern India, officials said.
CBS News - 3d
At least 18 people die in crowd crush at Delhi railway station

Rush broke out as travellers scrambled to board trains in India’s capital to go to world’s largest religious gathering. At least 18 people have died in a crush at a railway station in India’s ...
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Families heartbreak after deadly Delhi railway station crush

Eyewitnesses and relatives of victims spoke of their pain and trauma after a crush at an overcrowded railway station claimed 18 lives.
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