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has glosseng: The Ellis Park Stadium disaster was the worst sporting accident in South African history. On the 11 April 2001 spectators poured into the Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa for the local derby football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. There was already a 60,000 capacity crowd in the stadium, but reports suggest a further 30,000 fans were still trying to gain entry to the stadium. Reports also suggest that 120,000 fans were admitted into the stadium. An Orlando Pirates equaliser sparked a further surge by the fans trying to gain entry as they scrambled to see what had happened.
lexicalizationeng: Ellis Park Stadium Disaster
instance of(noun) a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"
stampede
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