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Blackburn Rovers Fan Injured At Stoke City Match Dies In Hospital
Police investigating Britannia Stadium incident.
Feb 7, 2010 4:34:00 AM
By Gill Clark
A football supporter injured at Saturday’s Premier League match between Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers has died in hospital, reports BBC News.
The as yet unnamed man, who was found unconscious at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, was taken to hospital but died later.
The fan is thought to have suffered a head injury and reportedly had to be resuscitated at the ground before being rushed to hospital.
The BBC quotes a police spokesman as saying: “A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead at 1.55am this morning at University Hospital north Staffordshire.
"The circumstances are being fully investigated and a 25-year-old man remains in custody and is helping police with their inquiries."
The Blackburn Rovers official website issued a statement on Saturday night stating that the man was part of a 1,300 strong visiting Rovers support.
Stoke City won the game 3-0 courtesy of goals from Danny Higginbotham, Mamady Sidibe and Matthew Etherington.
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The as yet unnamed man, who was found unconscious at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, was taken to hospital but died later.
The fan is thought to have suffered a head injury and reportedly had to be resuscitated at the ground before being rushed to hospital.
The BBC quotes a police spokesman as saying: “A 30-year-old man was pronounced dead at 1.55am this morning at University Hospital north Staffordshire.
"The circumstances are being fully investigated and a 25-year-old man remains in custody and is helping police with their inquiries."
The Blackburn Rovers official website issued a statement on Saturday night stating that the man was part of a 1,300 strong visiting Rovers support.
Stoke City won the game 3-0 courtesy of goals from Danny Higginbotham, Mamady Sidibe and Matthew Etherington.
For more news on England, visit Goal.com's England section
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