"Six killed, 30 injured" at Indian religious event

At least six people were killed and more than 30 injured in another crush at a religious event in India.

According to the Times of India and other Indian media, the accident occurred at a Hindu temple in Thirupati, a Hindu holy site in southern Andhra Pradesh, on the evening of the 8th local time.

Police say the accident occurred at each of the two gates as thousands of pilgrims from across the country were lining up at the temple's entrance when the temple's two doors opened.

These pilgrims were waiting to receive commemorative tokens.Rescue officials in

explained that five of the six people killed in the accident were women and one was a man, and some of the more than 30 injured people who were taken to hospitals were seriously injured, which could increase the death toll.

At the time of the accident, it was reported that no event staff were deployed to maintain order at the scene.

In India, there are frequent crush accidents at religious events.

In July last year, 116 people were killed in a crush at a Hindu event in the Hartras district of northern Uttar Pradesh.

In 2013, at least 115 people were killed when pilgrims who visited temples for Hindu festivals in central Madhya Pradesh stood on a bridge and scrambled away over fears of collapse.