It was announced today by Live Nation, the venue operators, that the broken gate railings have been “secured” and that an investigation is now underway to determine the exact cause of the railing collapse.
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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) One person remained hospitalized and dozens of other injured after a railing collapsed during a New Jersey concert by rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa. Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg attend Hot 97 Summer Jam 2014 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford City.
Twenty people were taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden and all but one have been released except for one patient, who is in critical but stable condition.
Live Nation operates the BB&T Pavilion, as it does the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel.
The incident happened around 10 p.m. Friday night.
Snoop and Wiz Khalifa were reportedly escorted off stage by security as fans were helped from the crush.
In the posted videos, people are seen pushing against the railing that separates the lawn from the secondary stage where Snoop and Wiz were performing just before it gave way.
One eyewitness told Philly.com that some fans fell as much as 10 feet onto the concrete below.
The concert was part of Snoop Dogg’s and Wiz Khalifa’s “The High Road” summer tour.
An I Love the ’90s concert featuring Salt N Pepa, Vanilla Ice and other performers is scheduled for Saturday night at the pavilion following the previous night’s accident that left 42 people injured. At least 20 people were taken to hospital. Concert organizers later canceled the rest of the show and cleared the pavilion.
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BB&T management and representatives from Live Nation could not be reached for comment.
