Akashi pedestrian bridge accident

When

21 Jul 2001

Kind

Crowd crush

Coordinates

34.64° N, 135.02° E

Description

human crush on 21 July 2001 in Akashi, Hyōgo

Deaths

11

Injured

247

2001 human crush in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan

The Akashi pedestrian bridge accident was a human crush that occurred on 21 July 2001 in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan. In the incident, a large crowd of people packed into a partially enclosed pedestrian overpass leading to Asagiri Station after a fireworks show. The resulting crush killed 11 people, including two adults and nine children, and injured 183 others.

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