Recessed for the train direct to the Hindu rally, 18 dead in New Delhi

Among the victims 5 children. Dozens of injuries. Open an investigation

At least 18 deaths, including five children, the report of the Ressa at the Nuova Delhi railway station last night, caused by the sudden influx of passengers waiting to climb the trains for Prayagraj, where the Hindu meeting of is underway Maha kumbh apple.

This was reported by the Indian press specifying that the injured are dozens. The accident occurred on the pedestrian overflows that connect the tracks 14 and 15, when some passengers fell unleashing the panic and causing a massacre.

The Minister of the Union railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, ordered an investigation and set up a high -level commission to shed light on what happened. The Ministry of Railways has announced that different measures have been adopted to prevent similar accidents from occurring in the future.