Hillsborough disaster

The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal crowd crush at a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989. It occurred during an FA... Wikipedia

  • Time:  14:00–16:10 GMT
  • Date:  April 15, 1989
  • Venue:  Hillsborough Stadium
  • Type:  Human crush
  • Cause:  Overcrowding in central pens of stand
  • Non-fatal injuries:  766
  • Inquiries:  Taylor Report (1990), Hillsborough Independent Panel (2012)
  • Inquest:  Stefan Popper, (1st inquest, 1989–1991), Sir John Goldring, (2nd inquest, 2014–2016)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo