9 dead, dozens injured in crush at fireworks display

9 dead, dozens injured in crush at fireworks display

AKASHI, Japan - Rescuers carry a person injured July 21 in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, during a crush as crowds returned from watching a fireworks display. Nine people died and dozens were injured in the incident which occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. when a crush near a pedestrian bridge near Japan Railway's Asagiri Station caused people to collapse like dominoes, firefighters said.

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