At least 42 people were injured Friday night after a railing collapsed at a Snoop Dogg concert in New Jersey, police said.
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Engineers were trying to figure out what happened at Camden’s BB&T Pavilion.
But the Camden County Police Department says that 15 people were treated at a nearby hospital for broken bones and bumps and bruises.
The performance forms part of the Merry Jane Presents Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa: The High Road Tour. It appears too much pressure was put on the railing and it simply collapsed, causing a group of people to tumble over the edge and onto the harsh unforgiving concrete below.
Authorities said that about 30 people, who suffered minor injuries, were taken to hospitals, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Among the other 41 injured were several fans and some employees of Live Nation, which operates the venue. Some fans fell 10 feet onto a concrete walkway below. “Everyone started running towards him, as, like, fans and stuff would do”, said Aubrey Bernanti of Lumberton, N.J.
It happened shortly before 10:30pm local time on Friday.
The railing separates the sloping lawn from a covered portion of the hall in the center of the venue.
Colbridge said the concert, which was about halfway through, was abruptly stopped.
After the accident, the rest of the concert was cancelled. Many people left the area, while others were limping off or needed assistance from others.
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Concert organizer Live Nation quickly issued a statement which included the news that some of its employees were also injured. Several concertgoers captured video of the collapse.
