‘Small number’ of people injured after ‘crowd surge’ at Boardmasters music festival in Newquay

The force said the injured people were either being treated on-site by medical staff or had been taken to hospital to be checked over.

It said none of the injuries were considered serious.

“This is an isolated incident and the festival continues,” it added.

“No serious injuries have been reported and the pit and medical teams immediately assisted those involved.

“Safety is our number one priority and we thank Sammy and our audience for their understanding. All other stages have been unaffected and performances continue as planned.”

But, one festival attendee described the experience as “terrifying”.

“My husband stayed outside the barriers with our youngest but my older daughter wanted to [go] inside,” she said.

As it started to get busy, the mother said, “we couldn’t get out as there were still so many people streaming in.”

“My daughter and I got crushed against the barriers so I heaved her up and over a barrier and then pulled myself out,” she said.

“I warned the security guards again that there was a big problem brewing. Nothing seemed to be done… There was no security stopping people.”

She said her family remained at the festival for another few hours before deciding to leave.

The mother said: “My daughters were terrified. I’ve been to many festivals over the years – I’ve never seen one so overcrowded and with such poor and dangerous crowd control measure.”