Indian official Deepak Deoraj, spokesman for the Mumbai police department has confirmed that a stampede at a Mumbai railway station during the morning rush hour has left 22 people dead and injured over 35.
The incident at Elphinstone station, which connects two of the city’s major local lines, was triggered by overcrowding and heavy rain, they said. The injured have been taken to a nearby hospital and senior railway officials are at the scene. The stampede was on a footbridge leading to the station.
Railway spokesman Anil Saxena told reporters the covered bridge had been busy as large numbers of passengers who had been taking shelter from heavy rain tried to leave the station at the same time as other passengers.
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