Railing collapses at rap concert; at least 10 hurt

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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Authorities say at least 42 people have been hurt after a railing collapsed during an outdoor concert by Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in southern New Jersey.

A partition separating concertgoers from the stage at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey, collapsed, causing people to fall onto the concrete below. It happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Camden County officials initially told WCAU-TV that 10 to 15 people were hurt and five were taken to hospitals. The total has since risen to 42, according to CNN. Their conditions are unknown.

The railing was separating a sloping lawn from a covered portion of the concert hall. The lawn is several feet above a concrete walkway.

Concertgoer Katie Colbridge says the concert, which was about halfway finished, stopped abruptly when the accident happened.

It was later canceled.

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