The number of people injured has climbed to 44 after bleachers collapsed in the 'preferred seating' section at the "Desert Tour" concert by Yuridia at the Hard Rock Hotel venue in Nuevo Vallarta.
A half-hour prior to the show, fans in the preferred seating area began to feel movement in the structure that was over its weight compacity and collapsed, trapping people and collapsing on their legs.
Many people jumped from the bleachers as it began to collapse. Within moments the venue was filled with panic and screams: "an ambulance, an ambulance".
Appropriate medical and emergency services were unavailable . . .
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