Thirty were killed and over 30 seriously injured in a rush-hour stampede in Mumbai.this morning, when a crowd tried to leave a narrow foot over-bridge connecting two train stations after heavy rain.
Heart-wrenching scenes showed a crush of bodies on the bridge, straining against the railing. Screams for help are heard from those trying to escape the weight of the bodies and some were seen jumping off the bridge.
The stampede broke out around 10.30 am near a ticket window on the bridge between the busy Parel and Elphinstone Road stations. According to witnesses, four trains came at the same time and due to the rain, a few commuters slipped, which led to chaos in the surging crowd. There were more than the usual people on the bridge at the time, waiting for the rain to end.
