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Crowd collapses and crushes
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Crowd collapses and crowd crushes are catastrophic incidents that occur when a body of people becomes dangerously overcrowded. When numbers are up to about five people per square meter, the environmen
245 people died in the Lyon bridge disaster of 1711, when a large crowd returning from a festival on one side of the bridge found their way blocked by
245 people died in the Lyon bridge disaster of 1711, when a large crowd returning from a festival on one side of the bridge found their way blocked by a collision between a carriage and a cart, and became trapped.
A dense crowd in an alleyway shortly before the Seoul Halloween crowd crush in 2022
A dense crowd in an alleyway shortly before the Seoul Halloween crowd crush in 2022
An illustration of the Victoria Hall disaster
An illustration of the Victoria Hall disaster
Hillsborough disaster
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The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal crowd crush at a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989. It occurred during an FA Cup semi-final between
Crowd collapses and crushes
…of the crowd. In this situation those entering may be unaware of the effect on those in front and continue to press in. Examples of crushes are the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, in 1989, the Love Parade disaster in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in 2010, the Astroworld Festival…
The Leppings Lane end inside Hillsborough Stadium during the disaster (goalposts centre)
The Leppings Lane end inside Hillsborough Stadium during the disaster (goalposts centre)
The West Stand of Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium, where the disaster unfolded, seen two years later in 1991
The West Stand of Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium, where the disaster unfolded, seen two years later in 1991
The scene outside the ground as the disaster began
The scene outside the ground as the disaster began
Liverpool supporters try desperately to climb the fence to reach the safety of the pitch while being stopped by the police.
Liverpool supporters try desperately to climb the fence to reach the safety of the pitch while being stopped by the police.