US EditionTragedy in Peru: At Least 1 Killed, 47 Injured in ‘Incident’ at Fan Rally Ahead of Alianza Lima vs Universitario Derby
- On Friday, an incident at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru, left one person dead and 47 injured during a rally supporting Club Alianza Lima ahead of their derby match against Club Universitario.
- While initial reports cited a 'structural collapse,' Club Alianza Lima later stated the accident was not caused by 'the fall of walls or structural failures of the sports complex.'
- Health Minister Juan Carlos Velasco confirmed one fatality and 47 injuries, while the Ministry of Health reported 60 people hurt, with 39 victims sent to hospitals, including three in critical condition.
- Emergency services mobilized eight units to provide care, while hospitals remain on high alert in anticipation of potential additional arrivals, according to the Ministry of Health.
- The Peruvian football league announced the match against Club Universitario de Deportes will proceed as planned on Saturday night, as the Health Emergency Operations Center continues monitoring the situation.
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At least one person died and 47 were injured during a rally before a football derby at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in the Peruvian capital Lima.
According to official sources, at least one person died in an incident in front of a football derby in the Peruvian capital Lima. In the "unfortunate incident" on Friday evening (local time) 47 more people were injured, three of them life-threatening, said health minister Juan Carlos Velasco in front of journalists on Friday. 39 people were admitted to hospitals. Further information on the causes did not at first. The fire department in Lima den…
One dead, 47 injured after 'incident' at Peru football derby —minister
At least one person died and 47 more were injured Friday night in an unspecified "incident" at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Peru's capital during a rally ahead of a football derby, according to the health ministry.
One dead, 47 injured after 'incident' at Peru football derby: minister
LIMA — At least one person died and 47 more were injured Friday night in an unspecified "incident" at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Peru's capital during a rally ahead of a football derby, according to the health ministry. "There has been an unfortunate incident at the stadium in which 47 people have been injured...and sadly there is one fatality," Health Minister Juan Carlos Velasco told media, without providing details on the cause. The inci…
At least one person died and 47 were injured...
Minst en person har omkommit och 47 skadats inför ett fotbollsderby i Peru, enligt lokala myndigheter.
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