Five Celtic fans injured in crush outside Old Firm derby
Written by News on 03/09/2018
Five Celtic fans were injured because of overcrowding before the Old Firm derby with Rangers.
Supporters tweeted their concerns about the crush outside Celtic Park, describing the situation as “absolutely chaotic”.
One said there were “no police or stewards in sight”, while another said there were “kids crying and adults panicking”.
One of the injured fans was taken to hospital, while the other four went into the stadium.
It happened after people faced delays getting into the North Stand after one of the gates was reportedly closed.
Police Scotland described it as a “dynamic situation” 10 minutes before the match got under way.
“Five people were treated by first aiders when fans were attempting to get into the stadium in the lead up to kick-off at Janefield Street,” said Chief Superintendent Brian McInulty.
“Four people were treated at the scene and then went into the ground, and the other was taken to hospital after a fall from the wall bordering Janefield Street.
“Officers and stewards reacted quickly upon realising there was an issue and put in place measures to relieve the congestion.”
Celtic’s supporter liaison officer said the club was looking into an “overcrowding issue”.
Martin Lennon tweeted: “Absolutely chaotic scenes before kick-off. Closest thing to a crush I’ve seen in 18 years going to Celtic Park.”
Mike Robb said on social media: “Frightening crush behind north stand. Fans from both directions due to police diverting home fans from London road closed for 800 away fans. Really dangerous.”
And Celtic Collectibles said: “Crush at North Stand today was horrendous. Kids crying and adults panicking, thinking a serious incident was going to happen.”
Celtic won the game 1-0 – inflicting a first defeat on new Rangers boss Steven Gerrard.
(c) Sky News 2018: Five Celtic fans injured in crush outside Old Firm derby
