Several feared dead in stampede outside cricket stadium in India

Fans cheer as the bus carrying Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketers arrives at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India (Aijaz Rahi/AP)

Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede on Wednesday outside a cricket stadium in southern India’s Karnataka state.

The incident happened as thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city to celebrate the winners of the Indian Premier League, which is the world’s most popular T20 cricket tournament.