At least 60 people were crushed to death and 200 others were injured at a stadium in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan.

At least 60 people were crushed to death and 200 others were injured at a stadium in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.

 The head of military rescue workers, Lieutenant Colonel Issa Sako, told public television on Tuesday that the incident happened overnight as people gathered to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks display.

"There are around 60 dead, and about 200 injured, this is a provisional estimate," Sako said.
The flow of people coming to the entrance of the city's main stadium to watch the fireworks caused a "very large crush".
"In the crush, people were walked over and suffocated by the crowd," Sako added.

Images broadcast by RTI television showed bodies stretched lifeless on the ground. Piles of abandoned shoes and clothing could also be seen at the stadium, where soldiers and police were deployed.