PEOPLE fainted in the crush when a shopping centre opening became too crowded.
Thousands crowded into the Accrington Arndale Centre for its official opening, and it was too much for some of them.
Three were taken to hospital after ambulancemen struggled through crowds to get to them.
Even guest celebrity, comedian Ken Dodd, had a hard job getting in.
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