Crowd crush

Hillsborough disaster

15 Apr 1989 · 53.41° N, 1.50° W

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When
15 Apr 1989
Kind
Crowd crush
Coordinates
53.41° N, 1.50° W
Description
incident which occurred during the FA Cup semi-final match in 1989
Deaths
97
Injured
766
Cause
crowd collapses and crushes

Hillsborough disaster

Fatal crowd crush during 1989 FA Cup semi-final

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 Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the two standing-only central pens within the Leppings Lane stand allocated to Liverpool supporters.

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