Two Fans Killed in Santiago Stadium Clash Before Copa Libertadores Match

Fatalities occurred as a protective fence collapsed, with investigations focusing on potential police involvement and crowd control failures.

Two football fans died outside Santiago's Estadio Monumental before a Copa Libertadores match between Colo Colo and Fortaleza, officials confirmed.
The victims, reportedly a 13-year-old boy and an 18-year-old woman, were trapped beneath a collapsed protective fence as fans attempted to enter the stadium.
A police officer has been charged, and authorities are investigating whether a police vehicle contributed to the fence collapse and subsequent fatalities.
The match, which initially proceeded despite the incident, was later suspended in the 70th minute due to further crowd disturbances.
CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, expressed deep regret and extended condolences to the victims' families in an official statement.