Football officials confirms that at least two people have been killed and 17 others injured in a crush at South Africa's biggest stadium that took place during the Soweto derby between football clubs Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in Johannesburg yesterday afternoon.
According to Orlando Pirates Fc post; We are saddened by the fatalities this afternoon due to a number of people attempting to puch through the gates.
It gathered that the crush happened when people attempted to push their way through the gates into the 87,000-capacity FNB stadium.
Public safety official Michael Sun said on Twitter that all gates at the stadium had been opened to ensure crowd control and that the situation was later brought under control. Of the 17 injured, one is in a critical condition.
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