By Halimah Olamide
Tragedy has struck in India as about 27 people have been reported killed after a a stampede at a religious gathering.
Officials have said most of the victims were women who came for a Hindu temple event in the Hathras district of the Uttar Pradensh state of India.
The religious event is called Satsang (a Hindu religious event) where, at least, 23 women and three children have died.
A video of the incident shared by by OpIndia.com showed many women lifeless on the ground after they were pulled of the stampede area.
See the video below:
Bodies of the victims are yet to be identified according to state officials who were quoted in a BBC report Tuesday.
BBC Reported that the crowd had gathered for an event to celebrate the Hindu deity Shiva in Mughalgarhi village.
A video shared by news agency PTI showed the wounded being brought to a hospital for treatment.
“Procedure of post-mortem is underway and the matter is being investigated,” official Satya Prakash in the neighbouring district of Etah said.
Accidents are routinely reported at religious events in India, as huge crowds gather in tight spaces.
In 2018, around 60 people were killed after atrain rammedinto a crowd watching celebrations for Dusshera, a Hindu festival.
In 2013, a stampede at a Hindu festival in the central state of Madhya Pradesh had killed 115 people.