Girl Killed In Crush Of Rock Fans

A crowd of 60,000 pushed toward the stage during a punk rock concert, crushing a 16-year-old girl to death and injuring 300 others.

At least 30 people remained hospitalized Sunday with bruises and broken bones after the late-night concert, police said.

The girl who was killed had traveled to the concert with her mother and brother from the Dutch town of Kerkrade, about 40 miles away, said Fire Department spokesman Hans-Juergen Leineweber.

The girl’s name was not released. She was among dozens of injured who were passed to the sidelines to rescue workers at Duesseldorf’s soccer stadium.

About 20 minutes into the concert - by German band Toten Hosen - the crowd began pushing so hard toward the stage that the band stopped playing and the lead singer pleaded with his fans to back away.

Water was sprayed on the front rows, and the floodlights at the stadium were turned on so workers could better treat the injured, Leineweber said.

About 400 rescue workers and 15 emergency doctors were called in to help.