Tragedy, disaster

The Ellis Park Stadium disaster was the worst sporting accident in South African history where, on 11 April 2001,Spectators poured into the Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa,for the local Sowet derby Association football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, crushing 43 people to death.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.As the crowd surged to gain seats and see the pitch, they overspilled into press boxes. As the stampede pressed forward,43 people were crushed to death.Apparently untrained security guards firing year has at the stampeding fans exacerbated the situation and may have been the cause of some deaths.The south African Police Department denies these claims. The conclusion was that there was a bribe to some security personnel and poor crowd control was a major cause