No fewer than15 people were dead and another 15 injured in a stampede at the main railway station in New Delhi on Saturday night as pilgrims waited to board trains to the Hindu Maha Kumbh festival.

Authorities said on Sunday that the incident occurred around 2000 local time (1430 GMT) on two platforms as passengers waited to board trains to Prayagraj city, where the festival is being held.

According to local media, the death toll included 10 women and three children.

Delhi’s chief minister, Atishi, who only uses one name, told reporters that 15 people had died while local media reported that the death toll had risen to 18.

She said on X that many of the victims were pilgrims on their way to the festival.

“Distressed by the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X.

Meanwhile, authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident, saying that the situation was now under control.