A man has died of a heart attack at Fatboy Slim's Brigton Beach Party. A woman is also in hospital with injuries after 250,000 people crammed onto Brighton Beach. Only 60,000 people were expected orginally for Fatboy Slim's open air party/concert.
The fatality and a number of injuries occured as fans packed onto the beach and promenade between Brighton's two piers, forcing ambulance crews to take to lifeboats to rescue casualties.
Fatboy Slim spent 100,000 on the concert
A man in his 40s died on the beach after suffering a heart attack at on Saturday, while a 26-year-old woman was seriously injured when she fell from railings.
A spokesman for the Royal Sussex County hospital described the situation following the event as 'a nightmare', and said resources were stretched to deal with 90 casualties.
Thousands of people were left stranded in Brighton for hours overnight, as roads and train stations became overloaded.
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