NEW DELHI, 29th September, 2017 (WAM) -- At least 22 people were killed and several more injured in a stampede on a bridge near a railway station in Mumbai on Friday after heavy rains.

Officials said that the stampede broke out during morning rush hour on a foot over-bridge connecting the Lower Parel and Elphinstone stations.

[Image caption: Commuters stand under a pedestrian bridge where a stampede took place at the Elphinstone local station, in Mumbai. - Photo by AP]