Agency Report
Members of a densely packed crowd surged toward a stage and were crushed against each other at a Houston music festival Friday night. At least eight people were killed and scores of others were injured in the chaos, witnesses and officials said.
The victims were aged 14, 16, two were 21, two were 23 and one was 27 years old, while one of the victim’s age remains unknown, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced in a news conference Saturday evening, CNN reports.
There are no people reported missing, the mayor added.
At least 25 people were transported to the hospital and of those, 13 remained hospitalised as of Saturday afternoon, the mayor said. Five of them are under 18 years old, he added.
