Panic in Norway as a stadium stand collapses

A stand at the stadium Tromso in which there were followers of the Bodö/Glimt It partially collapsed on Sunday during the match between both teams in the Norwegian championship and, according to police, one person is hospitalized.

““A part of the stand reserved for visiting fans gave way, causing several spectators to fall.”the Norwegian police said in a statement. “In total it has been confirmed that four people were affected and one of them was taken to hospital.”

The family of the hospitalized young man told public television NRK that he suffered fractures to his ribs. It was his brother who fell on him.

The incident occurred shortly before the end of the first half of the highly rivalry match between Tromsö Bodø/Glimt. Nikita Haikin, The visiting goalkeeper alerted the referee of what was happening in the stands behind the goal, where the visiting fans were under torrential rain.

The story of the brother of the hospitalized follower

““We were jumping and singing Glimt songs when, suddenly, the stands disappeared under our feet.”he related Magnus Stoever, Bodø fan, to the Reuters agency. Your brother, Sigurd, was the follower who was taken to the hospital.

““We suffered a free fall of three or four meters… I fell on top of my brother, who was quite injured,” Magnus confirmed. “I couldn’t contact him after the incident; it was like talking to a wall. Then they took us to the hospital. My brother is now under observation; he has a fracture in the back of his ribs. He is in a lot of pain and was very scared when it happened.” He also revealed that “Tromso has contacted us to apologize for what happened; in addition, they have gone to the hospital to inquire about Sigurd’s condition.”

After consulting with the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF), fans and police, both teams decided to resume the match after a break of around thirty minutes. Bodö/Glimt fans remaining in the stadium were told to leave the away section, while Tromso fans were asked to make room in other parts of the stadium.

The match ended 0-2 in favor of Bodø/Glimt, tied with Viking, with four rounds remaining.