

The stampede at Haridwar in Uttarakhand state on Tuesday was triggered when some of the pilgrims tripped and fell while those behind continued to push forward, Amit Chandola, a government spokesman said.
- Thousands of people had converged on the river banks for the prayer ceremony in the temple-filled town at the foothills of the Himalayas where the Ganges enters the plains of northern India.
- Haridwar is about 500km southwest of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state.
- Chandola said police had recovered 16 bodies from the site, and that about 50 injured people were taken to a nearby hospital.

Stampedes often occur at Hindu pilgrimage sites, where authorities are unable to cope with the rush of devotees.
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