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Eight people left dead at Travis Scott festival

Eight people left dead at Travis Scott festival

Police in Texas are investigating the deaths of at least eight people at a music festival.

They died after an apparent crush at the front of the stage where rapper Travis Scott was performing.

Dozens of others were treated at the Astroworld festival, and 17 were taken to hospital.

Travis’ pregnant girlfriend Kylie Jenner was at the concert on Friday night.

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The 24-year-old posted multiple videos from the gig on her Instagram Story, as she watched from a private area towards the back of the crowd.

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Larry Satterwhite, from the local police, says they responded when people began to fall unconscious.

"It seemed like it happened over the course of just a few minutes. Suddenly we had several people down on the ground, experiencing some kind of cardiac arrest or some kind of episode.

"We immediately started doing CPR and moving people right then, and that's when I went and met with the promoters and they agreed to end early."

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