Religious festivals in India were drenched in blood. First the stampede, now the truck disaster

In the stampede that broke out yesterday at a religious festival in Kolkata, West Bengal state of India, 17 people, including 13 women and 1 child, died and 25 people were injured.

THERE WAS A STAMPED WHILE ESCAPE FROM THE HEAVY RAIN

It was stated that the stampede was due to the dense crowd trying to move into a closed area to protect themselves from the heavy rain that fell during the Durga Puja festival of the Hindu faith.

Today, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, 15 people died and more than 30 people were injured when a truck, the driver of which lost control, crashed into a crowd gathered near the temple.

It was stated that in the incident that took place near the Shitala Mata Temple in Gwalior city, the truck first hit the stalls on the road and the people gathered for worship, and then hit the entrance gate of the temple, causing a section of the wall to collapse.

Police shared the information that 2 people were detained within the scope of the investigation. According to preliminary investigations, it is considered that the accident may have occurred due to mechanical failure and the driver lost control of the vehicle.