San Salvador crowd crush

San Salvador crowd crush
Date20 May 2023
LocationEstadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador
TypeCrowd crush
CausePossibly due to oversold and fake tickets (under investigation)
Deaths12
Non-fatal injuries~500

On 20 May 2023, a crowd crush killed 12 people during a football match at Estadio Cuscatlán, a stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador. The incident happened during a Primera División match between clubs Alianza and FAS.