At least 17 people were injured on Friday in Madhya Pradesh, India when a third-floor balcony collapsed onto a religious procession.

A video showed hundreds of people enjoying the Muharram procession in the Royal Chowk area of Chhindwara district when the balcony fell.

According to police, of the 17 injured, six were in a serious condition and were taken to a hospital in Nagpur.

The slab of the balcony of a house was collapsed on Friday 21 september 4.30 pm in Madhya Pradesh' Chhindwara district injuring 17 persons, six of them seriously, a police officer said.
The incident occurred when people were watching a Muharram procession in the district's Royal Chowk area from the third floor of a building, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kamal Maurya said.

Maurya said that the balcony slab collapsed, leaving 17 persons injured, including Kotwali Police Station in charge Samarjeet Singh.

Six persons, who suffered grievous injuries, have been shifted to a hospital in Nagpur in neighbouring Maharashtra, he said.

The ASP said that the injured included eight women and six children