Video footage of an incident that caused the death of a Durham University student has been played to a jury.

Olivia Burt, 20, died outside Missoula nightclub when a decorative screen used to manage the queue fell and collapsed on her, a court has heard.

The first year undergraduate died of severe head injuries in February 2018.

The Northern Echo: Oliva was studying natural sciences at Durham university Oliva was studying natural sciences at Durham university (Image: Contributor)

Stonegate Pub Company, which firm denies four breaches of health and safety legislation, in on trial at Teesside Crown Court.

Footage shows the collapse of the screen in background and shocked students and security staff rushing over.

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The Northern Echo: The incident happened at Missoula nightclub in Durham The incident happened at Missoula nightclub in Durham (Image: Contributor)

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Prosecuting, Jamie Hill said: “This screen should not have been used as a crowd control barrier or for queue management purposes.

“As the queue swelled, the press of people caused Olivia to fall through a panel in the screen and then a section of the screen fell, with other customers landing on top.

“Olivia’s head hit the concrete pavement and the metal bar of the screen with the weight of other customers landed on her head.

“She suffered an unsurvivable head injury.”

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The jury also saw footage of an incident around half an hour earlier when a barrier in the area collapsed.

Mr Hill said this should have served as a warning.

The trial continues.