At least 18 people lost their lives in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station late on Saturday night, with more than a dozen others sustaining injuries, according to PTI reports. The tragic incident occurred on a footover bridge, as a large crowd of passengers attempted to board trains heading towards Prayagraj for the ongoing Maha Kumbh.

Northern Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Himanshu Upadhyay, stated that the stampede was triggered when some passengers slipped while descending the stairs from the footover bridge leading to platforms 14 and 15, causing a chain reaction of people falling over one another. The Patna-bound Magadh Express was stationed at platform 14, while the New Delhi-Jammu Uttar Sampark Kranti Express was at platform 15 when the incident unfolded, PTI reports.