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Mumbai station stampede kills 15 and injures more than 30 at Elphinstone Mumbai railway station stampede kills 21 and injures more than 30
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At least 15 people have died and more than 30 injured in a stampede over a foot bridge at the Elphinstone railway station in Mumbai, India, according to local media reports. At least 21 people have died and more than 30 injured in a stampede over a foot bridge at the Elphinstone railway station in Mumbai, India, according to local media reports.
Police said the stampede was triggered by a rumour that a pedestrian overpass collapsed after concrete chunks fell. Chaos prevailed as people surged forward to leave the bridge.  Police, who confirmed the death toll, said the stampede was triggered by a rumour that a pedestrian overpass collapsed after concrete chunks fell.
Paramedics have taken the injured to a hospital, the police control room said. A senior medical officer at King Edward Memorial hospital confirmed 15 people had been killed, Times of India reported. Chaos ensued amid a heavy rainfall as people surged forward to leave the bridge. 
Paramedics have taken the injured to a hospital, the police control room said
Deadly stampedes are fairly common during Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas with few safety or crowd control measures. Deadly stampedes are fairly common during Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas with few safety or crowd control measures. 
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