At least 17 people were injured on Sunday when a tin shed collapsed after spectators at a tractor competition climbed on it in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district in India.

The number of injured could be higher, according to local media.

The incident took place when hundreds of people gathered to watch the tractor show in the Padampur Dhaan mandi area, according to police.

Eye-witness footage from the incident showed the gigantic shed crumbling under the weight of the spectators.