At least 11 people died on Wednesday in a crowd surge outside a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Bengaluru where fans were celebrating Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first Indian Premier League title win, authorities said.
Thousands of people, some waving the home team’s red flag, lined streets around the Chinnaswamy Stadium as the team arrived in a bus in the evening,
As the celebration proceeded, some people outside without passes tried to push through gates and there was further trouble between the perimeter and main arena, police said.
At least 11 people were killed and 47 were injured in the incident, Karnataka state chief minister Siddaramaiah, told reporters.
AT LEAST 11 DIE IN CROWD CHAOS OUTSIDE INDIAN CRICKET STADIUM
