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11 October 1711: 245 people were killed in a crush on the Guillotière bridge (Pont de la Guillotière []) in Lyon, France, when a large crowd returning from a festival on the other side of the Rhône became trapped against an obstruction in the middle of the bridge caused by a collision between a carriage and a cart.
245 people died in the Lyon bridge disaster of 1711, when a large crowd returning from a festival on one side of the bridge found their way blocked by a collision between a carriage and a cart, and became trapped. Crowd collapses and crowd crushes are
11 October – 245 people are killed in a crush on the Pont de la Guillotière in Lyon, caused when a large crowd returning from a festival on the other side of the Rhône becomes trapped against an obstruction in the middle of the bridge caused by a collision between a carriage and a cart.
Eyewitnesses have recounted scenes of chaos and confusion after a religious festival in northern India ended in tragedy when over 100 people were killed in a crowd crush.
Many children were among 30 people killed in a crowd crush at a church event in the southeastern city of Port Harcourt in 2022, according to police and security officials.
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The crush began at around 4am local time at Prayagraj, where the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers meet. Kumbh Mela crowd crush: Scattered belongings line floor after fatal ...