At least 12 persons are reported dead with hundreds injured following a stampede at a football stadium in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening during a football game between clubs Alianza and the Santa Ana-based team Fas at Cuscatlán Stadium.
Fans, without tickets, were said to have forced their way into the stadium through one of the access gates to watch the quarterfinal match in the Clausura 2023 tournament, causing the deadly stampede.
The match was subsequently suspended.
Footage taken from inside the stadium and shared on social media showed men, women, and children being carried on stretchers and in arms to be assisted by the emergency services.
Multiple ambulances were also seen parked outside the stadium while medics rushed to the scene.
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#BREAKING: Stampede at the Estadio Cuscatlán soccer stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador, has left at least nine dead, several others wounded, according to police. #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/QuZ9RAPzWC
— Breaking 4 News (@Breaking_4_News) May 21, 2023
#BREAKING: Many casualties being reported following soccer stadium stampede in San Salvador, El Salvador. #BreakingNews https://t.co/IZD89WVbuJ
— Breaking 4 News (@Breaking_4_News) May 21, 2023
#BREAKING: Emergency personnel are still evacuating victims from the San Salvador stampede. Officials are asking the public to avoid Estadio Cuscatlán. #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/2Dn2Bm6iZK
— Breaking 4 News (@Breaking_4_News) May 21, 2023
