Over 200,000 fans showed up to celebrate the Royal Challengers Bangalore cricket team’s win.
The event turned deadly.
Eleven people were killed in a stampede.
Many more were hurt.
The tragedy happened in Bangalore, India.
Police said the crowd was twice as big as expected.
People rushed to get into the stadium.
Doors weren’t open yet, but fans tried to squeeze in through small gates.
This caused the deadly crush.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was saddened by the accident.
He sent condolences to the families of the victims.
The state’s chief minister, Siddaramaiah, was also shocked by the loss of life.
He said the happy moment turned into a sad one.
After the news broke, many people rushed to train stations.
Some stations had to stop their services due to the crowds.
Source: bbc