Hillsborough crush like a human cascade, says fan who helped injured

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The lethal crush in the central “pens” of the Leppings Lane terrace at Hillsborough in 1989, in which 96 people were killed, was like a “waterfall”, a “human cascade”, a Liverpool supporter who helped injured and dying people has recalled.

Frederick Eccleston, who was 55 when he went to support Liverpool against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-final at Sheffield Wednesday’s stadium, said he was a nurse manager with Wirral Health Authority who gave first aid and tried to resuscitate people pulled out of the crush.

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