Female student, 20, dies from head injury outside nightclub 'as people queued to get in'

Police are investigating whether a barrier played a role in the death of a 20-year-old student who reportedly died from a head injury last night.

Although the full details of the incident are yet to emerge, the North East Ambulance Service confirmed they were called to reports of a head injury at around 11.55pm.

It is believed that the incident occurred near the Missoula nightclub in Durham.

According to the Northern Echo, eyewitnesses have described how a woman was injured as people queued to get into the club – which advertises its Game Over event as Durham’s biggest student night.

‘The circumstances surrounding her death are unclear at this time’, Durham Police said in a statement.

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A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: ‘We received a call at 23.50 to report an incident outside Missoula in Durham city centre in which someone had received a serious head injury.

‘CPR was in progress and we sent three resources, including our HART team, as well as on officer, and sadly the patient died at the scene.’

Forensics officers in white suits were today seen at the cordoned-off scene, and a blue police tent was positioned by barriers erected outside the venue.

Police say they will release more details later.