A crush of people at a massive open-air rock concert left two people dead and a dozen more injured in Argentina, officials said on Sunday. 

The mayor of Olavarria said officials had been expecting 160,000 to 170,000 people for the concert by hugely popular Argentine singer Indio Solari, but far more showed up since Solari gives few concerts.

The singer paused the show several times, and at one point called for help for people knocked to the ground.

Crowds coming to see the singer overwhelmed Olavarria, a city of about 120-thousand people some 300 kilometres southwest of Buenos Aires. Many concert-goers found themselves stranded Sunday morning due to lack of transportation.

（Source: AP）