It happened at the 87,000-capacity FNB Stadium in Johannesburg during a pre-season Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. Reporters at the stadium said there was no obvious crowd disturbances and the match was allowed to continue. South Africa’s state broadcaster announced the deaths this afternoon, but gave no further details about the stampede. Michael Sun, the officer for public safety in Johannesburg, confirmed the two deaths on Twitter, and announced that all stadium gates had been opened to “ensure crowd control”. He tweeted: “Situation report from FNB Soweto derby: Stampede reported with multiple injuries, 2 confirmed fatal.”He went…

Source: The Times July 29, 2017 16:52 UTC