35 killed, over 40 injured in New Year’s stampede in Shanghai

[Jono]

_http://rt.com/news/219123-shanghai-stampede-new-year/

At least 35 people have been killed and 42 injured during a New Year’s celebration in central Shanghai, Chinese media report.

The stampede happened shortly before midnight local time as a massive crowd was celebrating New Year in Chen Yi Square in Shanghai's Huangpu district, CCTV reports.

Couldn't find any reports on what might've started the stampede, maybe it was down to poor crowd control planning.

The authorities have set up a working group to investigate the cause of the incident.