Manchester United fans caught up in 'chaos' as huge crowds crammed into ginnel after police diversion following major crash
Football fans have described scenes of 'chaos' as thousands tried to leave Old Trafford football ground at the same time as police closed a nearby road following a crash.
Describing how Greater Manchester Police handled the crowds, the man - who did not wish to be named - told the Manchester Evening News : "They [the police] blocked the road but wouldn’t let us walk past on the pavement for some reason. The Mecca Bingo is right next to the pavement so they made us walk down the side of it behind a metal fence.
Another fan, who has a season ticket at Manchester United, described the scenes as 'chaos'. He said "Me, like many fans took the route from Old Trafford past White City onto Trafford Bar where our car was parked on Seymour Grove. "At this point there were many many people crowded in, I looked for a spot of space to the side so I could gather my bearings. I asked police officers and asked why on earth they had allowed all these people this far down when there was no intention of letting us past.
The man added that this was the first time he had felt 'totally uneasy' leaving the ground with his son. "It would have been easy for any child have been separated from parents or for someone to have been injured in the chaos", he said. He added: "Hundreds if not thousands were making their way through, and police should have shut the road before they did, right at the scene. They easily could've done it at the junction further back down the road, to create an easy go around."
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