India, Feb. 16 -- A tragedy unfolded at the New Delhi railway station late Saturday night as at least 18 people, including mostly children and women, lost their lives after a stampede broke out while scores of people were trying to board special trains to attend the Maha Kumbh mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

Eyewitness accounts from the scene paint a horrifying picture of what unfolded at the railway station. People said that there was a lack of management to handle the big crowd that had gathered at the station. Last-minute change in the train timing and platform also allegedly added to the chaos, which led to the huge tragedy surrounding the Maha Kumbh, second to the stampede that occurred at the mela itself and killed at least 30 p...