At least four people were trampled to death in southern India

At least four people were trampled to death in a stampede at a university in southern India. Dozens of people were injured in Saturday’s incident at a partially covered outdoor stage on the premises of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) in the southwestern state of Kerala, local authorities and media reported. Thus, a concert was supposed to take place there in the evening.

Governor Arif Mohammed Khan said on online service X, formerly Twitter, that he was “deeply shocked” by “the sad passing of four students”. News agency PTI quoted Kerala Health Minister Veena George as saying that a total of 60 people were injured, four of them seriously.

According to PTI, a local police officer said people outside the venue were taking shelter during a sudden downpour when some of them slipped on the stairs and were trampled to death.