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Travis Scott, Drake Sued Over Deadly US Festival Crowd Surge

  • The surge began at about 21:15 local time on Friday…

EKO HOT BLOG reports that US rapper Travis Scott is facing legal action after at least eight people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at his Texas festival Astroworld.

One injured concertgoer has accused Scott and surprise performer Drake of inciting the crowd, and is seeking $1m (£741,000) in damages.

Neither have commented on the lawsuit.

In a statement following the crush, Scott said he was working to help the families of the victims – the youngest of whom was just 14.

Meanwhile, tributes have been paid on social media to those killed.

Read also: Eight Persons Dead After Crowd Surge At Texas Music Festival

“Dancing was her passion and now she is dancing her way to heaven’s pearly gates,” the family of 16-year-old Brianna Rodriguez said in a statement.

The surge began at about 21:15 local time on Friday (02:15 GMT Saturday), when panic broke out as the crowd pressed towards the front of the stage during Scott’s headline set.

Lucas Naccarati told BBC Radio 5 Live that within three minutes of the rapper coming on stage, he “was pretty sure people [were] going to be dying”.

“You couldn’t move, you couldn’t scratch your own face, [that’s how] tight it was,” he said.

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