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The Ellis Park Stadium disaster was a crowd crush that occurred on 11 April 2001, claiming the lives of 43 people. Surpassing the Oppenheimer Stadium disaster, it became the worst sporting accident in South African history. Spectators poured into the Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, for the local Soweto derby association football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. There was a 60,000 capacity crowd in the stadium, but reports suggest a further 30,000 more fans were trying to gain entry to the stadium. Reports also suggest that 120,000 fans were admitted into the stadium. An Orlando Pirates equaliser sparked a further surge by the fans trying to gain entry as they scrambled to see what had happened. The match was stopped after approximately

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  • The Ellis Park Stadium disaster was a crowd crush that occurred on 11 April 2001, claiming the lives of 43 people. Surpassing the Oppenheimer Stadium disaster, it became the worst sporting accident in South African history. Spectators poured into the Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, for the local Soweto derby association football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. There was a 60,000 capacity crowd in the stadium, but reports suggest a further 30,000 more fans were trying to gain entry to the stadium. Reports also suggest that 120,000 fans were admitted into the stadium. An Orlando Pirates equaliser sparked a further surge by the fans trying to gain entry as they scrambled to see what had happened. The match was stopped after approximately 34 minutes of play when authorities received an unusually high volume of reported injuries. (en)
  • Il disastro dell'Ellis Park (in inglese Ellis Park Stadium disaster) è un incidente sportivo accaduto l'11 aprile 2001 a Ellis Park, stadio nella città sudafricana di Johannesburg; 43 persone rimasero uccise a causa di un imprevisto e improvviso accalcamento dovuto al superamento di molte decine di migliaia di spettatori della capacità massima dell'impianto, omologato per circa 60000 spettatori. (it)
  • Давка на стадионе «Эллис Парк» произошла 11 апреля 2001 года во время футбольного матча между командами «Орландо Пайретс» и «Кайзер Чифс» в городе Йоханесбурге. Самая крупная в истории ЮАР давка на спортивном мероприятии, в которой погибли 43 человека. (ru)
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  • Il disastro dell'Ellis Park (in inglese Ellis Park Stadium disaster) è un incidente sportivo accaduto l'11 aprile 2001 a Ellis Park, stadio nella città sudafricana di Johannesburg; 43 persone rimasero uccise a causa di un imprevisto e improvviso accalcamento dovuto al superamento di molte decine di migliaia di spettatori della capacità massima dell'impianto, omologato per circa 60000 spettatori. (it)
  • Давка на стадионе «Эллис Парк» произошла 11 апреля 2001 года во время футбольного матча между командами «Орландо Пайретс» и «Кайзер Чифс» в городе Йоханесбурге. Самая крупная в истории ЮАР давка на спортивном мероприятии, в которой погибли 43 человека. (ru)
  • The Ellis Park Stadium disaster was a crowd crush that occurred on 11 April 2001, claiming the lives of 43 people. Surpassing the Oppenheimer Stadium disaster, it became the worst sporting accident in South African history. Spectators poured into the Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, for the local Soweto derby association football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. There was a 60,000 capacity crowd in the stadium, but reports suggest a further 30,000 more fans were trying to gain entry to the stadium. Reports also suggest that 120,000 fans were admitted into the stadium. An Orlando Pirates equaliser sparked a further surge by the fans trying to gain entry as they scrambled to see what had happened. The match was stopped after approximately (en)
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  • Ellis Park Stadium disaster (en)
  • Disastro dell'Ellis Park (it)
  • Давка на стадионе «Эллис Парк» (ru)
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