Stampede at Guatemala live performance: At the very least 9 lifeless, 6 hospitalized | World News

At the very least 9 individuals died in a stampede at a big rock live performance within the western Guatemalan metropolis of Quetzaltenango, emergency companies stated on Thursday.

Two 12-year-old kids had been among the many lifeless, in line with Maria del Carmen Sajquim, spokesperson for Guatemala's Western Regional Hospital.

Six individuals had been injured, she added.

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The injured individuals had been transferred to the hospital and had been believed to have suffered fractures, native firefighters stated earlier on Twitter.

Witnesses on the scene stated the venue for the occasion solely had two exit doorways.

First help employees had been serving to injured individuals and ambulances had been on the scene, photographs from Guatemala's Purple Cross confirmed on Twitter. Native media described the live performance as an annual occasion marking independence day within the Central American nation.