Beyoncé fans who camped out for concert tickets have spoken of their fear after a stampede at Manchester Arena box office.

Police were called to MEN Arena after touts and gangs hijacked fans who had been queuing overnight on Friday (February 22) for tickets due to go on sale at 9.30am the following day.

Sarah Miah, 25, told: "I stayed in the tunnel outside the Arena to avoid being crushed when all hell broke loose at about 5am.

"Men were ripping open fire doors that were locked. Once opened, they fought to get through one side of a double door. Children were getting crushed and screaming. It was horrible. By far the worst night of my life."

Describing her experience in the queue, 15-year-old Emily Hopkins said: "It was really horrible. It was intimidating and frightening - one of the scariest nights of my life.

A spokesman said: "Since the Beyoncé dates were announced two weeks ago we strongly advised all customers not to travel to the venue box office as tickets could not be guaranteed due to the anticipated high demand.’

It was recently reported that tickets for Beyoncé's UK tour dates sold out in ten minutes.