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| Durham student dies in queue outside nightclub | Durham student dies in queue outside nightclub |
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| Police are investigating whether a barrier caused the death of a 20-year-old student as she queued to get into a busy nightclub. | Police are investigating whether a barrier caused the death of a 20-year-old student as she queued to get into a busy nightclub. |
| She died after sustaining head injuries following an incident outside Missoula in the popular Walkergate area of Durham just before midnight on Wednesday, police said. | She died after sustaining head injuries following an incident outside Missoula in the popular Walkergate area of Durham just before midnight on Wednesday, police said. |
| Missoula advertises Wednesday’s Game Over event as Durham’s biggest student night. | Missoula advertises Wednesday’s Game Over event as Durham’s biggest student night. |
| A witness told the Northern Echo: “I was stood in the queue to get into the club. People were barging to get in. The queue had gone around the fence and as they pushed to get in, it caused the fence to fall over. | A witness told the Northern Echo: “I was stood in the queue to get into the club. People were barging to get in. The queue had gone around the fence and as they pushed to get in, it caused the fence to fall over. |
| “The girl was trapped under the fence and crushed. There was a fair bit of panic. | “The girl was trapped under the fence and crushed. There was a fair bit of panic. |
| “One of the security men at the nightclub ran toward her and took his shirt off to stem the bleeding from her head. | “One of the security men at the nightclub ran toward her and took his shirt off to stem the bleeding from her head. |
| “She had lost consciousness and he started to give CPR and was helped by other doormen until the ambulance arrived. She sadly died.” | “She had lost consciousness and he started to give CPR and was helped by other doormen until the ambulance arrived. She sadly died.” |
| Pictures published by Durham university’s student website the Tab claim to show a large queue outside the venue on Wednesday. | Pictures published by Durham university’s student website the Tab claim to show a large queue outside the venue on Wednesday. |
| Jack, who queued outside Missoula for an hour before leaving, called the situation “complete chaos” and said he had seen the barriers fall on people before outside the venue. | Jack, who queued outside Missoula for an hour before leaving, called the situation “complete chaos” and said he had seen the barriers fall on people before outside the venue. |
| He told the Tab he and his friends “queued from 10.15pm then left an hour later”. | He told the Tab he and his friends “queued from 10.15pm then left an hour later”. |
| “We had made it to the front but they refused to let any more people in until 12. People were trying to reason with them, telling the bouncers it wasn’t safe and that someone was going to get hurt,” he told the website. | “We had made it to the front but they refused to let any more people in until 12. People were trying to reason with them, telling the bouncers it wasn’t safe and that someone was going to get hurt,” he told the website. |
| “In the end they put a barrier in front of the people at the front, who had been slowly moving forward due to being pushed from behind. Obviously the pushing continued regardless and suddenly the barrier fell and everyone fell on top of it. | “In the end they put a barrier in front of the people at the front, who had been slowly moving forward due to being pushed from behind. Obviously the pushing continued regardless and suddenly the barrier fell and everyone fell on top of it. |
| “That’s when I left, as this has happened before when I’ve been in the queue and it’s really quite painful.” | “That’s when I left, as this has happened before when I’ve been in the queue and it’s really quite painful.” |
| On Thursday forensics officerswere at the cordoned-off scene, and a blue police tent was positioned by barriers erected outside the venue. | On Thursday forensics officerswere at the cordoned-off scene, and a blue police tent was positioned by barriers erected outside the venue. |
| White chairs had been knocked over and debris was strewn on the ground in the bar’s outside area. | White chairs had been knocked over and debris was strewn on the ground in the bar’s outside area. |
| Missoula is in a busy area of bars and restaurants above the river Wear. | Missoula is in a busy area of bars and restaurants above the river Wear. |
| Police are expected to issue an update later on Thursday. | Police are expected to issue an update later on Thursday. |