Bodies are seen lying on a bridge following a stampede in Datia district, in India’s Madhya Pradesh state, October 13, 2013.
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Officials in India say more than 50 people have died in a stampede on a bridge outside a Hindu temple in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh state. Authorities say dozens may have died after leaping into the water below.
Police say at least 100 people were injured Sunday in the crush triggered by rumors the bridge was about to collapse.
Authorities say the stampede happened at a bridge crossing the Sindh River. People were crossing the bridge to attend a religious festival.
India has a long history of deadly stampedes at religious festivals.
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