Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival has been revealed to be compression asphyxia, according to TMZ. The coroners reports, obtained by TMZ, were released over a month after the tragedy occurred on November 5 in Houston,Texas, with the same cause listed for all 10 victims.
Only one of the dead had a ‘contributory cause’ of the combined effects of cocaine, methamphetamine and ethanol.The reports also stated that each victim was pronounced dead at local hospitals after they were caught in a crowd surge at the festival.
The investigation into what led to the fatal crowd surge at the event continues, with Travis and his promoters facing lawsuits from the families of the victims for negligence and wrongful death.
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