About 50 fans were injured during One Direction concert in Peru on Sunday (April 27).
The band was in South America to play the second date of their world tour and was playing in the 40,000 capacity Estadio Nacional de Lima. Police say a race to approach the band took 47 fans treated for asphyxiation.
Sky News quoted Chief of Police, General Salvador Iglesias saying that "when the doors opened concert had rushed young people rushed to the front."
Meanwhile, Mario Cassareto, head of Peru’s fire service said the young fans had to be removed from the stage and balcony area to get medical help. "We have treated 47 children from 12 to 15 years for symptoms of suffocation. Everything under control. We have nothing to be ashamed of, we have handled the situation well," he told the Peruvian radio.
A spokesman for the band said: “use the management side in their match on tour, the best specialists in crowd control and security in advance to plan in advance and the day with all the experts and relevant local services including police, fire , medical , place and the promoter . "
Tour of Directors remains in Chile, where the band will play two concerts at the National Stadium in Santiago.
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