Liverpool parade car crash: Negligence? - A witness of the incident gives his account to GB News
Car crash to crowd crushes: Is this a first for Liverpool fans?
Sadly, no. Liverpool fans have previously been killed and injured in stampedes, clashes with rival fans, or in deliberate attacks. And fans of other clubs have suffered as a result of Liverpool fans’ aggression.
In 1985, during the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Liverpool supporters charged towards Juventus fans. The Juventus fans were pressed against a wall, which collapsed, crushing some of the fans: 39 people died and 600 were injured. Most of the victims were Juventus fans or other Italians watching the match.
In 1989, a deadly crowd crush at the West Stand of Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, killed 97 Liverpool fans during an FA Cup match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
One of the victims died aged 55 in 2021 after sustaining life-changing injuries during the crush. While unruly fans were initially blamed, it was ultimately concluded that it was mismanagement by the police that caused the crush. Fans were allowed to enter the overcrowded stadium.
More recently, in April 2018, Sean Cox, a Liverpool fan and father of three, was attacked by fans of the Italy-based football club Roma before a Champions League semifinal match. The attack took place at the Albert pub near Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium. Cox was left with severe head injuries. In 2019, Roma fan Simone Mastrelli was sentenced to three and a half years in prison after he pleaded guilty. In April 2023, Cox was able to walk again with the help of an exoskeleton. Liverpool parade car crash: What happened, and who the victims, suspect are | Crime News | Al Jazeera
April 15 – 32nd Anniversary to the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster