FIVE Celtic fans were injured at the Old Firm match yesterday, after supporters were forced to climb over a high fence to escape a crush.
The club have ordered a probe into the incident.
Reports suggest that around 10 minutes before kick-off, a gate allowing access to the North Stand at Parkhead was unexpectedly closed off.
Hundreds of fans were left stranded outside which seemingly led to a bottleneck under the stand as thousands tried to get into the ground.
One supporter told the BBC he believed the club’s stewards and the police were at fault. He said they “kept letting people through from either side of the corridor and it became a crush, with people getting semi-trampled.
“I was behind a woman with a boy of about 10 who was getting rocked and people were panicking and climbing over the fences as they couldn’t actually breathe properly. It was that bad.”
He added: “Myself and my friends were fine but there were women and kids there. It must’ve been really scary for them.”
The Celtic fan said it took him 30-40 minutes to move 300 yards.
“It was an absolute joke,” he said. “The people at fault are the police for shutting the access and Celtic for not thinking about how the people flow would go.”
Chief Superintendent Brian McInulty of Police Scotland said: “Five people were treated by first aiders when fans were attempting to get into the stadium in the lead up to kick-off at Janefield Street.
“Four people were treated at the scene and then went into the ground, and the other was taken to hospital after a fall from the wall bordering Janefield Street.
“This was a dynamic situation, occurring 10 minutes before the match started.
“Officers and stewards reacted quickly upon realising there was an issue and put in place measures to relieve the congestion. This included putting in place cordons to prevent further entry at Janefield St and opening up London Road to allow fans to access the stadium from the south.”
He added: “We work closely with Celtic Football Club to ensure the safety of all fans attending matches. We plan and practice various scenarios to ensure that if an incident occurs it will be dealt with as quickly as possible, as happened in this case.
“We will review today’s incident and work with Celtic to ensure any learning is quickly put in place
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