Content deleted Content added
Citation bot (talk | contribs) Alter: template type. Add: date, work. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | #UCB_toolbar |
No edit summary |
||
Line 6:
| date = 20 May 2023
| location = [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]]
| type = [[Crowd collapses and crushes|
| cause = Possibly due to oversold and fake tickets (under investigation)<ref name=cnnespanol>[https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2023/05/21/vinculan-tragedia-estadio-el-salvador-sobreventa-boletos-falsos-orix/ Vinculan tragedia en estadio de El Salvador con sobreventa y boletos falsos], CNN en Español</ref>
| reported deaths = 12
Line 14:
==Background==
{{unsourced section|date=May 2023}}
Estadio Cuscatlán is one of the largest stadiums in El Salvador, with a capacity of over 53,400 spectators. It is home to [[Alianza F.C.|Alianza]], who play in the [[Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador|Primera División]], the country's top flight of association football.
Line 19 ⟶ 20:
Alianza hosted the second leg of a [[2022–23 Primera División de El Salvador|2023 Clasura]] quarterfinal against FAS, in which they were trailing 1–0 on aggregate. Before the game began, a group of fans gathered outside the stadium to enter, while others were entering the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.as.com/futbol/definidos- the-quarterfinals-of-el-salvador-allianza-vs-fas-el-plato-fuerte-n/|title=The Quarterfinals of El Salvador have been defined; Alianza vs Fas, the main course|accessdate=2023-05-21|date=2023-05-14|website=Diario AS|language=es-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/partido/_/juegoId/668961|title=Alianza FC vs. CD FAS - Game Summary - May 20, 2023 - ESPN|accessdate=2023-05-21|website=ESPNdeportes.com|language=Spanish}}</ref>
It was around 8 at night, local time, when the tragedy occurred, when many people were close to a sector of the stadium, when it gave way, causing many people to go into the void, causing the tragedy.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
Many of the first people who were already in the stadium watching the game were trapped as a result of the massive entry of people into the stadium, causing many moments of tension at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us./|title=What is the cause of the tragedy in El Salvador during the Alianza vs FAS?|accessdate=2023-05-21|date=2023-05-21|language=Spanish|archive-date=2022-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617041922/http://www1.us/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2023-05-21|language=Spanish|work=BBC News Mundo|title=At least 12 people die in a stampede at a stadium in El Salvador|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-65656061}}</ref> At least 12 people were killed and dozens of others were injured.<ref name=B/> Of the twelve people who died, nine died immediately in the stadium itself and the rest passed away in hospitals.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2023-05-22|language=es|work=Publinews.gt|title=Se declaran 15 días de luto en Liga Nacional por la tragedia en El Salvador|url=https://www.publinews.gt/gt/deportes/2023/05/21/se-declaran-15-dias-de-luto-en-liga-nacional-por-la-tragedia-en-el-salvador.html}}</ref>
Line 26 ⟶ 27:
==Investigations==
{{unsourced section|date=May 2023}}
Following the announcements of what happened, the president of El Salvador, [[Nayib Bukele]], tweeted that they will initiate an investigation into what happened, including investigating any type of soccer organization.
| |||