At least 11 people die in stampede at Indian Premier League victory celebration
At least 11 people have died and more than 30 have been injured after a stampede at a cricket stadium in southern India, authorities said.
The crush happened as tens of thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city to celebrate the winners of the Indian Premier League, the world's most popular T20 cricket tournament.
The chief minister of Karnataka state, where the stampede happened, said the crowd had tried to break down one of the stadium's gates and enter to take part in celebrations.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said most of the injured were stable and receiving treatment in hospitals.
"At a time of celebration, this unfortunate event should not have happened. We are saddened by this," he told reporters.
"No one expected this crowd."
Cricket fans had come out to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first Indian Premier League title win on Tuesday.
The team had given away free passes to fans for the event through its website and urged them to follow guidelines set by police and authorities.
Local TV news channels showed some people stretched out on the ground and emergency personnel carrying people into ambulances, while celebrations inside the stadium continued.
D.K. Shivakumar, the deputy chief minister of Karnataka state, told reporters that the crowd was "very uncontrollable".
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, which organises the IPL, called the incident 'unfortunate" in a statement.
'This is a negative side of popularity. People are crazy for their cricketers. The organisers should have planned it better,' BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the incident 'heartrending' and said his 'thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones".
Former British prime minister Rishi Sunak, who was at the final game and is a supporter of the Royal Challengers, said: "Mine and Akshata's hearts go out to everyone who has lost loved ones or been hurt in the tragic events in Bengaluru."We celebrated with you yesterday and we mourn with you today."
Stampedes are relatively common in India when large crowds gather. In January, at least 30 people were killed as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to bathe in a sacred river during the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering.
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