Hillsborough stadium

3

4

Liverpool supporters

Police

control box

2

1

Tunnel

Leppings Lane

3 | 2.59pm

Fans pour in, causing severe crushing in pens 3 and 4

 

4 | 3pm

Match kicks off. Five minutes later, a crush barrier inside pen 3 gives way

1 | 2.50pm

Pens 3 and 4 on the lower terrace are full

 

2 | 2.52pm

Police order gate C to be opened to alleviate the crush outside the ground

West

stand

Pen 3

River

Don

Pitch

Pen 4

Flow of people

4

3

2

1

1 | 2.50pm

Pens 3 and 4 on the lower terrace are full

 

2 | 2.52pm

Police order gate C to be opened to alleviate the crush outside the ground

 

3 | 2.59pm

Fans pour in, causing severe crushing in pens 3 and 4

 

4 | 3pm

Match kicks off. Five minutes later, a crush barrier inside pen 3 gives way

West stand

Pen 3

Leppings

Lane

River

Don

Turnstiles

Tunnel

Pitch

Gate C

Pen 4

Police control box

North stand

South stand

Liverpool supporters

Flow of people