PARIS (Reuters) - Three people were seriously injured when safety barriers collapsed at a French Ligue 1 game between Amiens and Lille on Saturday, leading to the match being abandoned, the match delegate said. "In light of the events, and given the fact that about 20 were injured, three of them seriously, it has been decided that the game would not resume," Noel Mannino said. "After a Lille goal, the Lille fans celebrated and huddled against a barrier that collapsed. Eighteen are injured, three of them seriously," a source close to local authorities told Reuters. In 1992, 18 people were killed when a stand collapsed at the Armand Cesari Stadium before a French Cup game between hosts Bastia and Olympique de Marseille.

Source: The Star September 30, 2017 19:41 UTC