Scores of spectators were injured after a stand collapsed at a sports event in Suryapet, southern India.

Footage from March 22 shows the moment the stand filled with hundreds of spectators buckled.

According to reports, more than 3,000 spectators were in attendance and around 80 were injured at the Junior National Kabaddi Tournament.

Further clips show the injured locals being carried out of harm's way. Those critically injured were transported to Hyderabad for treatment.

It is currently unknown what caused the stand to collapse.

At least 100 people were injured while 4 others critically after a makeshift gallery collapsed in Suryapet on Monday. Most of the injured were spectators at the 47th Junior National Kabaddi Tournament.

The incident occurred as the gallery was weak. More than 3000 spectators said to have attended the event while more than a thousand people seated on the dais at the time of the incident.All those injured were shifted to various public and private hospitals in Suryapet. Those critically injured were shifted to Hyderabad for further treatment. The real cause of the accident will be known only after completion of the investigation.

The national event slated to be held from March 22-27 wherein sportsmen and women attended in large numbers from various parts of the country