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Sussex Police had urged non-locals to stay away from the event due to the risk of "crowd crushing and crowd movement" in the narrow streets.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Sussex Police is urging non-locals to stay away from the historic event due to the risk of "crowd crushing and crowd movement" in the town's narrow streets.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

A 2017 government study, for instance, found insufficient safety measures led to crowd crushing or stampedes at more than a dozen concerts, festivals and sporting events.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2022

“Overcrowding and crowd crushing is the original sin of event planners and promoters,” said Wertheimer.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2021

The crowd, crushing one another, upsetting carts, and shouting and squeezing desperately, had cleared off the bridge and the troops were now moving forward.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf