FRIGHTENED festival goers took to social media following a shocking 'stampede' incident at Reading Festival last week.
Several were injured in a mass 'crush' against barriers while queuing for a silent disco on Thursday night (August 22).
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https://t.co/7VgSur5bgC poor Gemma!! A girl from my uni class nearly died at Reading ffs. She’s such a lovely girl as well. 🙃
— Daniel Power (@danielnadine) August 26, 2019
One Tweet posted by Daniel Power read: 'A girl from my uni class nearly died at Reading.
'She's such a lovely girl as well.'
the ‘technical issues’ at the silent disco #readingfestival2019 #RandL19 shambles pic.twitter.com/Q7uNtnpuvr
— Jem🌻 (@jemmastafford) August 23, 2019
A worried parent tweeted: 'Some very concerned parents - our teens telling us tales of no space for tents, crowd control issues and crushes.
'Hope @OfficialRandL get on top of this and keep everyone safe this w end!'
Organisers had posted a Tweet about technical issues at the silent disco.
One witness posted a video showing shocking footage of youngsters injured on the ground, and said: 'the ‘technical issues’ at the silent disco #readingfestival2019 #RandL19 shambles.'
Organisers have been approached for comment.
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