Red Hot Chili Peppers send condolences after fan killed queuing for tickets

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have sent their condolences to the family of a teenage fan who was killed while he queued through the night outside a ticket agency in New Zealand in a bid to get tickets to the band's up coming Aukland show, which went on sale at 9am this morning. The fan was killed when he was hit by a car as he slept outside the shopping centre where the ticket agency was based. The driver did not stop and police are now trying to find the dark coloured Nissan Skyline involved in the hit. A spokesman for the band's management said they were shocked by the incident, adding: "The band's hearts and prayers are with the family at this sad time". The New Zealand tour's promoter, Michael Coppel, also expressed his sympathies.