Survivor says pushing began after fireworks outside Freedom City shopping mall in Kampala
Photograph: NTVPhotograph: NTVAt least nine people, some of them children, died in a crush as revellers rang in the new year at a shopping centre in Uganda’s capital, police said.
Four people died on their way to hospital, “largely due to suffocation,” he added. “Emergency responders arrived on the scene and transported the injured individuals to the hospital, where nine were confirmed dead.”A local police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, said: “Most of the dead were juveniles, ages 10, 11, 14 and 20. There are several injured and our team of investigators are following up to get the exact number.
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