Birmingham’s Christmas lights switch-on has been cancelled after at least seven people were injured in a crowd surge.
Up to 5,000 people had been expected to turn out for the event at Millennium Point, which had been due to feature music acts JLS and the Sugababes.
A city council spokesperson said more people than expected had turned out and they had feared for crowd safety.
They said a combination of that, bad weather and concerns about safety fencing led them to cancel the event.
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics were presently treating seven injured people and were expected to be at the site "for some time".
The area around Millennium Point has now been cleared and emergency crews were urging people to stay away from the area.
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