At least four dead in Honduras football stadium stampede

Members of the Red Cross assist an injured supporter of Honduran team Motagua after a stampede outside the National Stadium in Tegucigalpa. AFP.

TEGUCIGALPA: A stampede left at least four dead and 15 wounded at an overcrowded Honduran stadium hosting a championship football match on Sunday, police said.

Hundreds of fans hoping to see the sold-out match tried to force their way into a gate at the 35,000-seat National Stadium in the capital Tegucigalpa, said hospital spokesman Miguel Osorio.