Four people are critically injured and four others hospitalised during Nigerian Afrobeats star, Asake’s concern at O2 Academy Brixton.
The show was cancelled midway after crowds of people, many of whom did not have tickets, attempted to gain access to the concert venue in south London, police said Friday.
According to reports, ticketless fans tried to breach the venue doors, forcing the sold-out show to stop halfway through on Thursday night.
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Police and other emergency services were called to the O2 Academy in Brixton at 9:35 pm (2135 GMT) on hearing the report.
The Metropolitan police said:
“That a large number of people were attempting to force entry to the venue.
“They arrived to find a number of people with injuries believed to have been caused by crushing.
“Detectives are investigating the circumstances which led to four people sustaining critical injuries.”
Meanwhile, reports stated there no arrests have been made as of press time.
Commander Ade Adelekan said:
“This is an extremely upsetting incident which has left four people critically ill in hospital.
“A police investigation has been launched, and it will be as thorough and as forensic as necessary to establish exactly what happened last night.”
