At least 60 people are feared to have been killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.
More than 150 others were taken to hospitals after the crush in a village in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh.
The stampede took place as attendees rushed to leave the event with a religious leader, local media reported, around 217 miles southwest of the state capital Lucknow.
Initial reports suggested more than 15,000 people had gathered for the event, which had permission to host around 5,000.
One survivor, Jyoti, told local media the stampede occurred as soon as the event ended.
She said: “There was no way out and people were falling on each other.”
Deadly stampedes are common during Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas with few safety measures.
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