New Delhi: The death toll in Saturday's stampede at the New Delhi railway station rose to 18, confirmed a government official on Sunday. Among the dead were 10 women, four children, and four men.

According to Namibia Press Agency, around two dozen people were injured in the tragedy which struck late on Saturday night. The victims had gathered at the railway station to board a special train to Prayagraj district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh to take the holy dip in "Triveni Sangam," the confluence of three rivers of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati during the ongoing spiritual festival "Maha Kumbh."

An official of the Indian Railways reported that a crowd beyond the capacity of the railway station was present when the tragedy struck. There was confusion about the arrival of the special train at one of the platforms, leading people to run towards another platform and fall over one another.

People from across the country had been visiting Prayagraj over the past month to take the holy dip in Prayagraj.