Hundreds of revellers at this year's T4 On The Beach Party had to be pulled from the crowds and needed treatment because of the overcrowded conditions.

As the pop festival got under way on Weston-super-Mare beach on Sunday, July 19, more and more young girls were being carried out by security staff.

Many were seen having panic attacks and were hyperventilating and others crying and shaking clearly frightened by their experiences in the crowd.

St John Ambulance Service said just under 200 people were treated on the day either at treatment centres on site or at the Winter Gardens.

Jeremy Hughes, commissioner for Avon St John Ambulance, said: "We were quite rushed off our feet at times but we did have a lot of resources there. Patient numbers were higher than normal, we were looking at just under 200 people."

One girl taken to hospital was Karina Burton, 17, a student from Tamworth.

She said: "It was horrible, I kept being pushed and I was frightened as I started having chest pains but I couldn't get out the crowd."