At least 15 people died on Saturday in a stampede in the main New Delhi train station, As sources from a hospital in the Indian capital informed the media. “Among the people transferred there are 15 deaths, including two children, 11 women and two men“The Deputy Medical Superintendent and Emergencies Chief of the Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi, Ritu Saxena, told Hindustan Times.
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, was shown “Carenado for the stampede at the New Delhi train station” In a message posted in his official profile of the social network X. “My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones. I pray for the injured to recover quickly. The authorities are helping all those affected by this stampede” Said Modi.
At the moment, it has not been specified whether the Prayagraj Express made its departure or its entrance to the New Delhi station. According to the police, the delay of two other trains It motivated the accumulation of people in several platforms of the station, where the situation became “uncontrollable.” The ANI agency spread several images of accumulated people at the doors of a train and ambulances at the entrance of the station where the event took place.
India Railroad Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a message posted on his social network profile X that the situation is “under control” at the New Delhi station. Vaishnaw reported that injured have already been taken to HospiceSy that are operating special trains to evacuate passengers after the “sudden increase” of influx to the station.
The avalanches and stamped are frequent phenomena in India andin part, they are due to the poor management of large concentrations of people and the state of transport infrastructure.
A precedent two weeks ago
Initially, the event was defined by the Delhi Police as a accumulation of people “similar to a stampery”, that takes place two weeks after 30 people died and another 90 Wounds are held in one that is celebrated in northern India.
According to Malhotra, the stampede took place in The 14th platform of the station, in which was the Prayagraj Express train, whose route ends or begins in the city where it takes place until next February 26 massive Hindu festival to which more than 510 million people have already attendedaccording to its organizers.
