At least 18 people, including 14 women, were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency reported Sunday. Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were traveling to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj in northern India,

A porter at New Delhi Railway Station has revealed critical details about the stampede that claimed 18 lives on February 15. According to his account, the sudden surge in crowd movement on platforms 14 and 15 was triggered by train delays and a large influx of passengers traveling to Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh.