Brixton Academy: Woman dies after Asake concert crush

A pistillate has died aft being injured successful a crush astatine a gig astatine London's Brixton O2 Academy that near respective others hurt.

The concert, by Afro-pop vocalist Asake, had to beryllium abandoned part-way done aft a "large fig of people" tried to unit their mode wrong connected Thursday, the Met Police said.

Videos connected societal media showed the assemblage stretching from the roadworthy extracurricular to the venue's doors.

Two different women aged 21 and 23 stay successful a captious condition, constabulary said.

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