This Day 1971 66 lives lost

[suffolknwot]

Eight teenage boys hurry along a quiet Fife road talking excitedly about their day ahead. It is two days after the Hogmanay celebrations that mark new year in Scotland.
The skies above are leaden grey for the two-mile walk from their home village of Markinch to the town of Glenrothes. There, supporters’ buses will ferry them to Glasgow for the biggest match in the Scottish football calendar - Rangers versus Celtic.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/B0cJMZS3B1/Fiveboys

 

[BobHatton]

Terrible day, truly terrible. I once got caught in a huge crush many many moons ago at a Stranglers concert. The crowd surged forwards so much I was physically lifted off my feet for a good five minutes completely unable to move and only gather really short breathes. Luckily the mass eventually fell a little backwards and I was able to gain a foothold. The feeling of helplessness and the inability to breath remains with me to this day.

God rest their little souls.