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| Durham University student dies outside nightclub | Durham University student dies outside nightclub |
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| A Durham University student has died after suffering a "serious head injury" outside a nightclub. | |
| Olivia Burt, 20, from Hampshire, was crushed beneath a falling barrier outside Missoula night club in Durham at about 23:55 GMT on Wednesday. | |
| A Durham Police spokeswoman said the force was investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. | |
| A witness told the Northern Echo the barrier fell as people were moving in a queue to get in the bar. | A witness told the Northern Echo the barrier fell as people were moving in a queue to get in the bar. |
| The venue holds what it claims to be Durham's biggest student night on Wednesdays. | The venue holds what it claims to be Durham's biggest student night on Wednesdays. |
| It is in the popular Walkergate area in the city centre, where there are a host of bars and restaurants. | It is in the popular Walkergate area in the city centre, where there are a host of bars and restaurants. |
| The North East Ambulance Service said it was called at about 23:50 GMT to reports of someone having suffered a "serious head injury". | The North East Ambulance Service said it was called at about 23:50 GMT to reports of someone having suffered a "serious head injury". |
| A spokeswoman said resuscitation attempts were made but "sadly the patient died at the scene". | A spokeswoman said resuscitation attempts were made but "sadly the patient died at the scene". |
| Owen Adams, the university's pro vice-chancellor of colleges and student experience, said support was being offered to students and staff. | Owen Adams, the university's pro vice-chancellor of colleges and student experience, said support was being offered to students and staff. |
| "We are extremely shocked and saddened by the death of a Durham University student," he said. | "We are extremely shocked and saddened by the death of a Durham University student," he said. |