One killed, several injured at university party

One student has died and 15 are injured after panic broke out at a university welcome party on a campus in Bydgoszcz. The revelers were crowded in a narrow passage between buildings. "There was a crowd, people began to trample over each other, to break windows... Due to the heat and lack of air, people were fainting" a witness told tvn24 broadcaster. There are unconfirmed rumors that security officers used pepper spray in an effort to regain control over the crowd. As many as 12 ambulances, two brigades of firefighters and police patrol cars arrived at the scene. Seven people were taken to a hospital, two of them are in a serious condition. One student died. "She was resuscitated, but doctors failed to save her. We don't know whether she died as a result of being trampled on or if there were other causes of death, Przemysław Słomski, a spokesman for the local police in Bydgoszcz told Gazeta.pl web portal. An estimated 1,200 people were at the party. The police are investigating the matter further.