MONCTON- AC/DC concert-goers said they were devastated to hear a young woman was killed while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway Saturday night not far from the concert site.
Nancy Soucy heard about the accident while packing up her camping gear Sunday morning.
“It was a great weekend from Thursday to last night and everybody was having such a great time,” she said. “It’s sad and it breaks my heart to think she’s right from here.”
Spokeswoman Const. Isabelle Beaulieu said RCMP received an emergency call around 10:15 p.m AT.
A 22-year-old woman was trying to cross the westbound lane on Route 2 when the collision occurred. Paramedics rushed her to the Moncton Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.
Police believe she was attending the concert.
“The collision occurred while people were exiting the concert that had just occurred on Magnetic Hill,” Const. Beaulieu said, adding no others reported serious injuries.
While no official ticket sales numbers have been released some estimated 40,000 people attended the show.
There was a heavy police presence outside the venue Sunday.
But Soucy said walking back to her campsite was still chaotic.
“It was uncontrolled chaos it was so many thousands of people it was crazy,” she said.
RCMP say they are continuing to investigate the incident.
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