Four people are in a critical condition after a crush outside a concert at the Brixton 02 Academy. Video from social media appears to show people trying to get past security at the venue's front door.
By Harry Low & Liz JacksonPolice were called on Thursday night to the show by Afro-pop singer Asake. Three people were described by the Met as having been critically injured, and the gig was abandoned part-way through.One of the crush victims said: "I couldn't breathe and I completely passed out. I thought I was dead."
"I was trying to get up, people were stepping on my head, all over me. I had more than 10 people on top of me.The woman, from Battersea in south London, suffered skinned knees and a black eye. She said she was still in disbelief about what had happened. "We tried to find out what was going on and were told they had just shut the door and they won't allow people to go in.
"When I saw people actually starting to push on the doors my first thought was like: 'Yes, there could be a stabbing just because when people get riled up together they do stupid things.' That's when I left." The venue is opposite Brixton police station, partly explaining the swift response on Thursday night. There are plenty of officers at the scene and you can see broken glass on the floor by the door to the venue.
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