At least four people have died and hundreds more have been injured after a stand collapsed during a bullfight in Colombia, APA reports citing BBC.
Videos have emerged which appear to capture the wooden stand lined with spectators give way at the stadium in El Espinal, Tolima, in the centre of the country, as people attempt to run away.
The authorities are fearing that the death toll will rise beyond the current tally of four fatalities.
The tragic incident occurred during a “corraleja” bullfighting festival, during which members of the public are invited to engage the bulls in the ring.
El Tiempo newspaper cites a local councillor as saying that the emergency services and hospitals were not able to handle the number of people injured following the collapse
“We need support from ambulances and neighbouring hospitals, many people are still unattended,” Iván Ferney Rojas said.
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