A panic at a concert in southeastern Bolivia resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl and injured seven people, the director of the hospital where they were treated said on Sunday June 18. the victims urgently. This stampede happened on Saturday evening, June 17, during a concert by Argentinian cumbia groups, Ke Personajes and 18 Kilates, in the hall of Campo Ferial de Lajastambo, in the city of Sucre. The place can accommodate up to 20,000 people.
“The 17-year-old girl unfortunately arrived dead at the hospital,” Maria Elena Lescano, director of the San Pedro Claver hospital in Sucre, told television. According to initial reports from the doctors who examined her, “she had numerous bruises on her body,” she added. Seven people, all female, were also treated for injuries. According to the local press, tickets for the concert had been sold out in advance, but groups of people tried to force their way in. Others tried to get out, causing confusion. Images circulating on social networks show dozens of people trying to flee the scene, forcing the metal barriers. Questioned by AFP, the Ministry of the Interior did not communicate an official version of the facts.
