VIDEO SHOWS: DISTRICT HOSPITAL WHERE VICTIMS OF TEMPLE STAMPEDE WERE BROUGHT / PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND BODIES OF VICTIMS

STORY: At least six people died and several were injured in an incident police suspect was triggered by a falling electricity pole that alarmed a crowd of worshippers at a temple in India's eastern state of Bihar, officials said on Monday (August 17) Families of the victims were seen at the district hospital where injured victims and bodies were brought in the aftermath of the accident. At least five people were injured in the incident, a senior official told Reuters. Authorities were checking the cause of the incident among devotees observing a Hindu holy month at the Ashok Dham temple in the district of Lakhisarai. India's history of crowd accidents includes 30 deaths at the giant Maha Kumbh festival last year, when tens of millions gathered to bathe in sacred waters. (Production and Editing: Timothy Sim)

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: LAKHISARAI, BIHAR, INDIA (AUGUST 17, 2026) (ANI - No use India)

1. EXTERIOR OF SADAR HOSPITAL WHERE VICTIMS OF TEMPLE STAMPEDE WERE BROUGHT

2. LOCALS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF VICTIMS GATHERED OUTSIDE HOSPITAL

3. BODIES OF VICTIMS COVERED IN CLOTH

4. LOCALS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF VICTIMS GATHERED AT HOSPITAL

5. POLICE PERSONNEL AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF VICTIMS AT HOSPITAL