Rebecca Ikumelo, a 33-year-old mother from London, died on Saturday after being crushed during Afrobeats singer Asake’s concert.
Police and emergency personnel rushed to the popular venue, London’s Brixton O2 Academy, on Friday night after getting reports about a number of people who had been injured due to a large crowd trying to enter the concert without tickets.
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Cellphone video shows several people screaming and pushing toward the front of the venue while demanding for the doors to be opened.
According to police, eight people were taken to the hospital after being injured during the chaos. Four were reported to be in critical condition on Friday.
Rebecca Ikumelo, who was a nursing graduate, died in the hospital on Saturday morning, BBC reports. Asake said he spoke with Ikumelo’s family and he’s devastated by the tragedy.
Asake Briton Crush Video.
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“I am overwhelmed with grief and could never have imagined anything like this happening,” he wrote in a statement on Instagram. “My team and I are still awaiting the full debrief back from the venue management and the police to determine what exactly led to all the disruption caused and ultimately [led] to Rebecca’s passing. If you have any relevant information, please do reach out to the Metropolitan Police.”
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