At Least 42 Injured When Railing Collapses at Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Concert in Camden
At least 42 people were reportedly injured when a railing collapsed at a Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa concert at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden on Friday night.
Video footage of the incident has of course spread like wildfire on social media. One clip, seemingly filmed from behind the stage, shows the railing suddenly give way as dozens of fans topple forward, landing on the ground below in a large heap of humanity.
Some fans suffered broken bones in the fall. At least one person was taken to Cooper University Hospital to be treated for an upper-body injury. Dan Keashen, a Camden County Police spokesman, told NJ.com that Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa were on a secondary stage, and had gestured for fans to move toward the stage; some rushed towards the railing, and it snapped.
The concert was part of Snoop Dogg’s and Wiz Khalifa’s “The High Road” summer tour. Their next stop is a concert tonight in Massachusetts.
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You might be wondering what this all means for the “I Love The 90s” tour — featuring Vanilla Ice! And Salt-N-Pepa! And Coolio! — which is scheduled to take place at the BB&T Pavilion tonight. Fear not. The show will go on, 6ABC reporter Trish Hartman tweeted earlier today. (Let’s face it: A mere railing collapse can’t stop our boundless nostalgia for the late ’80s and early ’90s.)
Tonight's I Love the 90's concert is still ON at @BBTPavilion after last night's railing collapse. @6abc
— Trish Hartman (@TrishHartman) August 6, 2016
Camden city inspectors say no existing code violations were found at @BBTPavilion, venue will install temporary railings and buffer zone.
— Trish Hartman (@TrishHartman) August 6, 2016
Live Nation releases statement, says it's "actively working w/authorities and structural engineers to determine the cause of the collapse."
— Trish Hartman (@TrishHartman) August 6, 2016
Philadelphia Magazine reporter Dan McQuade contributed to this report.
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