Hillsborough faciası
Also known as Hillsborough tragedy
incident which occurred during the FA Cup semi-final match in 1989
Key facts
- Date
- 15 April 1989 ; 37 years ago ( 1989-04-15 )
- Time
- 14:00–16:10 GMT
- Venue
- Hillsborough Stadium
- Location
- Sheffield , South Yorkshire , England
- Type
- Human crush
- Cause
- Overcrowding in central pens of stand as a result of grossly negligent policing
- Inquiries
- Taylor Report (1990) Hillsborough Independent Panel (2012)
- Inquest
- Stefan Popper, (1st inquest, 1989–1991) Sir John Goldring , (2nd inquest, 2014–2016)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Hillsborough Memorial.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 97
- Number of injured