About 30 people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries
when they fell and were crushed after a railing collapsed near
the stage at about 10 p.m. local time in the BB&T Pavilion in
Camden, New Jersey, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
The newspaper reported that the railing separated the pavilion's
lawn from inside seating and collapsed when concertgoers leaned
on it.
An eyewitness told the paper that about 50 people fell about 10
feet (3 meters) onto concrete.
Authorities said that about 30 people, who suffered minor
injuries, were taken to hospitals, the Philadelphia Inquirer
reported.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Michael
Perry)
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