One person is dead and dozens more injured following a stage collapse at the Medusa Festival in Spain on Saturday morning (13th August). According to a statement from organisers, “exceptional weather” had damaged infrastructure at the compound near Valencia, with high winds contributing to the incident that took the life of one attendee.
As per a report from the ABC, local authorities said that at least 40 people required medical attention as a result of the incident, with three treated for serious trauma injuries and 14 treated for minor injuries. The festival, which features the likes of Afrojack, David Guetta, Steve Aoki and Carl Cox on its lineup, began on Wednesday, 10th August and was scheduled to continue until Monday, 15th August, but the remainder of the event has been cancelled.
Medusa Festival is regarded as one of Spain’s premier music festivals
“We are completely devastated and disheartened by what happened last morning,” organisers said in a statement shared on Facebook. “The Medusa Festival management would like to express our deepest and sincere condolences to the families and friends affected by the fatal consequences last night.
“It is a day of mourning and respect for those affected. And they will have us for everything they need. His unbearable suffering we also make ours.”
DJ Miguel Serna, who was performing at the time, took to social media to share his account of the incident. “It was a very tense few minutes, I’ve never experienced anything like it before,” he wrote. “The tragedy happened just at the end of my session on the main stage, just below it, which was the most affected. It was a few moments of horror. I am still in shock.”
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