Stampede at Indian University Music Festival Results in Four Student Deaths
Over 60 injured as sudden rainstorm triggers rush for shelter; investigation ordered.
- Four students were killed and over 60 injured in a stampede at a music festival at Cochin University of Science and Technology in Kochi, India.
- The stampede occurred when a sudden rainstorm caused attendees without passes to rush into the auditorium for shelter.
- Among the injured, at least two are reported to be in critical condition.
- The stampede happened before the concert's headliner, Bollywood playback singer Nikita Gandhi, took the stage.
- Pinarayi Vijayan, the top elected official in Kerala, has ordered an investigation into the incident.