Injuries after Falls Creek festival 'crowd crush'

The Falls Creek Music and Arts Festival was on Friday marred by a 'stampede' that resulted in injuries to more than 50 festival-goers.

Organisers posted an official note on Facebook confirming an "incident" had taken place just before 11pm "involving a crowd exit after the DMA's set in the Grand Theatre en route to watch London Grammar in the Arena."

Australian electronic music pioneers The Avalanches are headlining at Lorne. Photo: Courtesy of EMI

Response from festival-goers on Facebook was immediate.

"Lying in a hospital bed missing Alison wonderland. Cheers," wrote Olivia Jones.

Lpu Jani wrote: "My daughter pulled a young person from the crush who was unconscious and had stopped breathing and didn't get ambulance crew or medic response for five minutes. Shoes were torn off, phones crushed and bones broken let's be serious this is a traumatic event for the patrons. Security were not on hand and the patrons screamed for their lives!!!"

Organisers were also being accused of deleting Facebook comments relating ot the incident.

Crowd crush at Falls Festival here at Lorne! DMA's played at Grand Theatre (tent stage). There was a surge at 1 of the 2 exits. People hurt. http://pic.twitter.com/bvaNsWScEy

— Carbie Warbie🐓 (@CarbieWarbie) 30 December 2016

More to come.