2017 Turin stampede

The 2017 Turin stampede (Italian: Tragedia di Piazza San Carlo) occurred on 3 June 2017 when panic emerged in the Piazza San Carlo after a robbery attempt during a screening of the UEFA Champions League Final in Turin, Italy between local team Juventus and Real Madrid.

The incident occurred at approximately 22:30 local time, about 10 minutes before the end of the match, when panic erupted among those at Piazza San Carlo, leading to a stampede.

During the panic, a railing of stairs leading to an underground parking garage gave way, causing additional injuries.

[10] In November 2017, the Prosecutor Office of Turin started a formal investigation involving around twenty suspects, included the mayor Chiara Appendino and the police chief Angelo Sanna.

[11] On 13 April 2018, eight people were arrested on charges of triggering mass panic to commit a robbery using pepper spray.