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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Arpan Rai

At least 18 killed in New Delhi station stampede in India as Maha Kumbh pilgrims crowd trains

At least 18 people were killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday night as passengers rushed to board trains to the Hindu Maha Kumbh festival.

The dead included nearly a dozen women and five children who were trapped in a sudden crush of passengers running to board a pair of special trains to Prayagraj that were running late.

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