Bodies of stampede victims lie on a bridge across a river in Datia district in Madhya Pradesh state, India, Oct. 13, 2013. (Photo: china.org.cn)

(VOVworld) - A stampede on a bridge outside a Hindu temple killed at least 60 people in India on Sunday. Local Deputy Police Inspector General D.K. Arya said that sixty people are confirmed killed and the figure could reach 100. He added that more than 100 others have been injured in the disaster in the Datia district of central Madhya Pradesh state. Arya said the stampede was triggered by rumors the bridge might collapse after being struck by a heavy vehicle around lunchtime.

Other police sources said that some 20,000 people were on the bridge over the River Sindh when the stampede broke out. Up to 400,000 Hindu devotees were already inside or around the temple, when the stamped happened.