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By Alison Medley

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  • Three people suffered injuries as they attempted to enter Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Instagram HoustonGeorge

    Three people suffered injuries as they attempted to enter Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on Saturday afternoon.

    Three people suffered injuries as they attempted to enter Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on Saturday afternoon.

    Photo: Instagram HoustonGeorge
Photo: Instagram HoustonGeorge

Three people suffered injuries as they attempted to enter Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on Saturday afternoon.

Three people suffered injuries as they attempted to enter Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on Saturday afternoon.

Photo: Instagram HoustonGeorge

Three people suffered injuries as they attempted to enter Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on Saturday afternoon.  HFD officials confirmed that the injured individuals were transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital with leg injuries after being trampled as they entered the festival.

Gates were set to open at noon at the highly anticipated Astroworld Fest. Fans started lining up for the sold-out event last night.

Instagram user, HoustonGeorge posted this video of the crowds racing toward the festival entrance. The gates reportedly collapsed, and hundreds stampeded into the festival.  More than 50,000 fans are expected to attend the Astroworld Festival this year.

One Twitter user recorded this video , capturing the moment the gates broke at the Astroworld Fest.