Astroworld festival crowd crush claims another life

The 22-year-old is the ninth person to die in a crowd surge after fans pushed toward the stage during a performance by headliner Travis Scott

The Astroworld main stage where Travis Scott was performing (Mark Mulligan/PA)

A 22-year-old college senior who was critically injured at the Astroworld festival in Houston has died, the family’s lawyer said, making her the ninth person to die in a crowd surge after fans pushed toward the stage during a performance by headliner Travis Scott.

Bharti Shahani died, lawyer James Lassiter said during a news conference.