Eight people were hospitalized — four in critical condition — after a crowd crush last night at the doors of London's O2 Academy.
As reported by The Guardian and The New York Times, the crush was allegedly created when a larger-than-expected crowd (some of whom arrived without tickets) attempted to enter the venue at the same time for the final night of Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake's three-night residency.
Police arrived at the venue at around 9:35 p.m. in response to reports of forced entry to the venue, where they found several people who appeared to be suffering from crush injuries.
Speaking to the BBC, a woman who was taken to hospital with suspected internal bleeding said, "I couldn't breathe and I completely passed out. I thought I was dead. I took my last breath and I could not get any more oxygen. I was so scared."
Asake's set was cut after only 10 minutes — in a statement posted to his Instagram story, he wrote, "My heart is with those who were injured last night and caused any form of discomfort. I pray you get well soonest. I am also in the process of reaching out to individuals."
Crowd crushes are extremely scary and often deadly — last year's Astroworld crush incident claimed 10 lives, while this year's Halloween crowd crush in Seoul killed 158. Wishing a speedy recovery to all involved.
As reported by The Guardian and The New York Times, the crush was allegedly created when a larger-than-expected crowd (some of whom arrived without tickets) attempted to enter the venue at the same time for the final night of Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake's three-night residency.
Police arrived at the venue at around 9:35 p.m. in response to reports of forced entry to the venue, where they found several people who appeared to be suffering from crush injuries.
Speaking to the BBC, a woman who was taken to hospital with suspected internal bleeding said, "I couldn't breathe and I completely passed out. I thought I was dead. I took my last breath and I could not get any more oxygen. I was so scared."
Asake's set was cut after only 10 minutes — in a statement posted to his Instagram story, he wrote, "My heart is with those who were injured last night and caused any form of discomfort. I pray you get well soonest. I am also in the process of reaching out to individuals."
Crowd crushes are extremely scary and often deadly — last year's Astroworld crush incident claimed 10 lives, while this year's Halloween crowd crush in Seoul killed 158. Wishing a speedy recovery to all involved.