At least six killed in crowd crush at Hindu temple in India’s Haridwar

[Sanjeev]

After an significant crowd assembled at a well-known Hindu temple in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India, a crush caused at least six fatalities and numerous injuries.

A high-voltage electric wire is said to have fallen on a temple path at the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar city on Sunday, causing panic among the enormous number of worshipers.

Following the event, police and emergency personnel hurried to the location and began a rescue effort. According to officials, around 35 injured individuals were sent to a local hospital.

"The situation is now under control," Pandey said over the phone from Haridwar to the news agency Associated Press. "However, the panic had disastrous results."

 

[aninditasen]

After an significant crowd assembled at a well-known Hindu temple in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India, a crush caused at least six fatalities and numerous injuries.

A high-voltage electric wire is said to have fallen on a temple path at the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar city on Sunday, causing panic among the enormous number of worshipers.

Following the event, police and emergency personnel hurried to the location and began a rescue effort. According to officials, around 35 injured individuals were sent to a local hospital.

"The situation is now under control," Pandey said over the phone from Haridwar to the news agency Associated Press. "However, the panic had disastrous results."

The police should have handled the crowd better which they are not doing these days. They are busy running after the VIPs.

 

[Sanjeev]

Maybe because these days people rush to the temple and crowd management fails causing such type of accidents. Recently we have witnessed lots of stampede cases here.

 

[eLdavis]

Is the temple built close to a high voltage electric wire?
Cause recently the local government in my area has been complaining about people building houses and stores close to high voltage, and the risk it might cause.

 

[Sanjeev]

The temple is on the height and weight have to go through approximately 500 or more stairs and high voltage wire was on the way and it is reported that a monkey broke that wire so there was a panic among the people and which caused stampede.

 

[Starmix]

That was deadly, the wires voltages might have not checked by the electricians. There are so many died because of that. Hoping the beraved families will be consoled.