A festival that was always a peaceful even and a happy celebration will now be tainted in the memories of many as the day of a terrible catastrophe.
Along with possibly more then 19 dieing at the festival, there were at least 400 wounded.
The underpass between two areas of the festival had become over crowded. People from both sides were pushing trying to get through. Many were crushed up against the walls and passed out. 16 of the 19 that perished, died at the entrance to the underpass and not inside it.
The number of people attending the festival was far more then the festival planners had anticipated. This was the reason for opening the underpass to allow people access to the other areas. There was yet another entrance opened before the accident happened to try and help relieve the number building up where the accident happened.
It is not sure how the underpass became so jam packed with people and the incident is being investigated.
There was adequate police officials on the job providing security at the festival.
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