Concerts and sporting events often attract huge crowds, having such a large number of people all in the same place requires careful health and safety planning to ensure the correct deployment of safety barriers, stewards and emergency exits.

With large crowds safety must be the first priority, if too many people are allowed into the same area it can result in overcrowding which can lead to people in the crowd being crushed and injured.

A recent case at a free Christmas concert by boy band JLS in Birmingham resulted in members of the audience being crushed and suffering injuries ranging from bruising to broken bones and fractures. The incident appears to have happened as a result of too many people being allowed to stand in the same area at the same time.

Anyone who has been injured through no fault of their own in a large crowd would generally be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

Pinto Potts Solicitors are compensation claims specialists, for free, confidential advice about making a claim call: 0800 316 4434