NEW DELHI, Nov 25: Four students were killed and at least 55 others were injured in a stampede during a music night part of an ongoing tech fest at the Cochin University of Science and Technology at Kalamassery on the outskirts of Kochi on Saturday, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said.
A tech fest was being held and singer Nikhita Gandhi was performing at an open-air auditorium in the campus. Reports said entry was restricted to those holding passes but the situation took a turn when it began raining. It was a packed house for the show and a stampede occurred when people waiting outside rushed into the auditorium to take shelter to escape rains.
At least 55 students are undergoing treatment for injuries at various hospitals. Ms George said two boys and two girls were brought dead at the Kalamassery Medical College in Kochi. Reports suggest that 15 of the injured have been admitted to intensive care units at hospitals nearby. Forty-four of the injured have been admitted to Ernakulam Medical College Hospital located at Kalamassery.
(Manas Dasgupta)
