Name: Junagarh: Stampede at Mahashivratri fair, 6 dead
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Description: Reports say two vehicles had blocked the entrance to the fair where tens of thousands of people had assembled.

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New Delhi: Six people including two children died in a stampede in the Junagadh district in Gujarat on Sunday night and 20 others were injured. 
 
The incident occurred during the Bhavnath Temple fair, which is held annually on the eve of Mahashivratri. Reports say two vehicles had blocked the entrance to the fair where tens of thousands of people had assembled. 
 
As the crowd grew, some people began to push, and many fell down. Some were in a serious condition and had to be taken to nearby hospitals. 
 
The movement of ambulances was affected at first because the road to the temple was jammed. 
 
Superintendent of police, Junagarh, Dipankar Trivedi said, "The entire traffic was blocked after two vehicles came head to head. Scores of people had come to enjoy the fair. There was no exit for the people. Some incidents have taken place due to suffocation. Nearly six people have died according to the latest figure that we have received from the hospital." 
 
Tens of thousands of devotees had gathered at the popular fair which will conclude on the occasion of Mahashivratri festival on Monday.

Junagarh: Stampede at Mahashivratri fair, 6 dead

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