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Who drove a car into a crowd of fans before the Espanyol-Barcelona match that left 30 people injured?

Who drove a car into a crowd of fans before the Espanyol-Barcelona match that left 30 people injured?

Before the La Liga match between Espanyol and Barcelona, ​​a car crashed into a crowd of home fans near the RCDE stadium.

The referee was forced to stop the match for a while and consult with the police. After a while, Espanyol fans began to protest, leaving their seats empty.


It was soon discovered that over thirty people suffered injuries.

The person behind the incident was a woman who allegedly did it accidentally, "getting nervous" when people started hitting her car and trying to escape.

It was later stated that she was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Espanyol fans leave stadium and call for Barcelona match to be cancelled after major incident outside stadium
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"The woman is about 40 years old. She crushed about 15 or 20 people. My friend was crushed and is in hospital. We are shocked," one of the Espanyol fans told the media after the incident.

After crushing dozens of fans, the woman crashed into nearby trees and railings, with police fully involved in the incident.

One of the journalists at the scene insists that the incident has not received enough media attention.

"Nobody cared. Nobody cares about us. This match would have been suspended if it had taken place in another stadium," declared a Spanish journalist. /Telegraph/