As thousands of spectators were leaving the ground by stairway 13, it appears that someone, possibly a child being carried on his father's shoulders, fell, causing a massive chain-reaction pile-up of people. Over 200 people were injured. (2 January 1971)
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Hampton Court Palace
Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom.
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