Two dead in Mexico music festival accident

BSS
Published On: 06 Apr 2025, 14:53

MEXICO CITY, April 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Two people have died after a decorative structure at a Mexico City music festival collapsed on them, local authorities said.

The structure was being moved by a crane at the Axe Ceremonia festival on Saturday when it fell on the victims who were brought to a hospital where they later died, the city's emergency response authority said in a statement.

The Miguel Hidalgo district said festival organizers had used cranes that were not mentioned in the original event plan approved by authorities.

District officials ordered the two-day festival suspended "until the facts are clarified".

Around 20 artists were scheduled to perform on Sunday at the festival, which attracted thousands of people to the Mexican capital's Bicentennial Park.

British acts Massive Attack and FKA Twigs were among the slated headliners.

Festival organizers said in an Instagram post that they were working to contact the family members of the victims and "provide them with all the support they need."

  • Latest
  • Most Viewed
Dangerous dreams: Inside internet's 'sleepmaxxing' craze
Smiling through: Alcaraz won't let Wimbledon defeat get him down
Trump says mulling federal takeover of Washington DC
Aviation sector sees transformational strides over past year 
Arrest warrant sought for South Korea's ex-first lady Kim
Trump ICE crackdown boosts private prison profits
Dhaka pursued Bangladesh centric foreign policy past one year: adviser
Toyota cuts annual profit forecast, share price falls
Two Ghana ministers killed in helicopter crash
Market situation now more stable, reforms ongoing to improve ‘ease of doing business’ situation 
১০