( CNN ) -- A stampede near a religious temple killed 100 people in southern India , authorities said . Pilgrims were returning from a Hindu ritual at a temple when a vehicle overturned , prompting the stampede , said Jai Kumar , home secretary of Kerala state . At least 14 people were injured . Video footage showed authorities loading up bodies in large pickup trucks . Onlookers gathered around , looking at the pile of bodies as some took pictures and sobbed . The incident occurred about 5 miles from the Sabarimala Temple , Kumar said . The vehicle struck many of the people in a narrow stretch through a forest , the news agency Press Trust of India reported . Stampedes at events in India have occurred several times because large crowds gather at narrow , congested areas . Last March , more than 60 people were killed during a stampede at a temple in the Uttar Pradesh state . CNN 's Sumnima Udas contributed to this report .
NEW : Video footage shows the event . Vehicle accident prompts stampede in southern India . Pilgrims had attended religious event .