At least 22 commuters have been killed in a stampede on a railway footover bridge near the Parel-Elphinstone Road stations here on Friday, a BMC official said.

At least 36 others were injured and six are critical, according to live reports on The Times of India.

The victims were taken to the nearby KEM Hospital in Parel. Top police and railway officials have rushed to the spot.

The cause of the stampede on the narrow footover bridge was not known, but eyewitnesses claimed that a sudden rumour of a suspected electrical short-circuit sparked off a panic.

As the rescue teams arrived, local cab drivers and workers helped shift the injured.

Source: Khaleej Times