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Video: Over 200 injured as spectators’ gallery crashes at football match in Kerala

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Over 200 people were injured as a spectators’ gallery suddenly collapsed just as the football match was about to begin in the Malappuram district of Kerala on Saturday.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> Temporary gallery collapsed during a football match in Poongod at Malappuram yesterday; Police say around 200 people suffered injuries including five with serious injuries<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kerala?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kerala</a> <a href="https://t.co/MPlTMPFqxV">pic.twitter.com/MPlTMPFqxV</a></p>
— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1505417752793604097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The incident happened on Saturday night around 9 pm at Poongod stadium in Malappuram, police said.</p>
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The video shows people running onto the football field in sheer panic as the temporary gallery collapses at the venue where thousands of fans have come to watch the match.</p>
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The injured have been admitted to hospital.</p>

IN Bureau

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