Title

Hillsborough disaster- police admit opening gate

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:26

Description

South Yorkshire’s Chief Constable Peter Wright on the Hillsborough stadium disaster (15/04/89). He admits one of his officers did open the gate that led to the surge of people onto the terraces and the crush. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Peter Wright

Keywords

Police; Association football; Policing practice; Sheffield; Football stadiums; Liverpool Football Club; Disasters (events); Nottingham Forest Football Club; Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989)

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