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| Woman killed in nightclub 'crush' in Northampton | Woman killed in nightclub 'crush' in Northampton |
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| A woman has died and three people have been injured in a nightclub in Northampton. | |
| The emergency services were called to Lava and Ignite nightclub in St Peter's Street in the early hours to reports people were trapped inside. | The emergency services were called to Lava and Ignite nightclub in St Peter's Street in the early hours to reports people were trapped inside. |
| Police said the injuries were all thought to be the result of crushing. Two women are in hospital with critical injuries. | |
| Up to 1,300 people were believed to have been at the dance music event. | |
| The event, called DNA Presents Wickedest Wickedest, started at 21:00 BST on Tuesday and was due to go on until 04:00 BST on Wednesday. | |
| A spokesman from University of Northampton would not confirm reports that the dead woman was one of its students, but said the university was talking to police. | |
| A multi-agency investigation is taking place inside the club and there is a police guard outside the premises. | |
| A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: "The fatal and critical injuries are all thought to be the result of crushing but the police investigation into this incident is continuing to establish what happened." | |
| A statement on the nightclub's website said the venue would be closed on Wednesday and Thursday. |