The Latest Breaking News from Brixton

Police said they are urgently investigating what happened in the ‘extremely upsetting incident’.

Asake had planned to make 'a special announcement' on stage at the O2 Brixton Academy in London last night, before a suspected crush that left eight people admitted to hospital led to the gig being cancelled for safety reasons

Asake says his heart is with all those injured following four people being left in a critical condition after a suspected crush during his concert in Brixton, south London on Thursday night

A total of eight people were taken to hospital from the O2 Academy Brixton by ambulance

Musician Asake was set to headline the Brixton O2 Academy but the gig was abruptly brought to a halt as thousands of fans attempted to storm the venue

Eight people have been taken to hospital and four are critical following reports of crowd trouble at the O2 Academy in Brixton in South London last night - Metropolitan Police have issued a lengthy statement

It is not yet clear what happened in the lead-up to the crowd crush outside the Asake gig at the O2 Academy in Brixton, and detectives are investigating the circumstances in which four people ended up fighting for life in hospital

The Metropolitan Police confirmed eight people were taken to hospital for treatment 'after a large crowd attempted to gain entry without tickets’ on Thursday night.

Police said they are urgently investigating what happened in the ‘extremely upsetting incident’.

Audience told 3,000 people had broken the doors and 'breached' the venue

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