17 killed in fall and stampede

CALCUTTA - At least 17 people died in eastern India when spectators watching a cultural show fell from a tree on to a live electric…

CALCUTTA - At least 17 people died in eastern India when spectators watching a cultural show fell from a tree on to a live electric wire, setting off a stampede, police said yesterday.

A senior police officer in West Bengal state, said that at least 18 people were injured in the accident in Basirhat town, about 60 km north east of Calcutta.

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