OMG, this is just awful. One of the sets that Madonna uses for her Sticky & Sweet tour just collapsed today in France, killing one and injuring 6 people. So far police are still trying to rescue more people who are trapped.
The accident occured in Nice’s Stade Velodrome at 5:15 p.m. local time
(11:15 a.m. EST) during preparations for her next show. Police and fire
officials are closing down the stadium while trying to rescue those
still trapped.The concert, planned for Sunday, July 19, has been cancelled.
So I am guessing that it collapsed during rehearsals and the person who died was working on the tour….not much info is available so I’ll update more as news comes out.
Update: It was the roof that collapsed while they were working on putting up the set. Maddona has issued a statement regarding the incident:
"I am devastated to have just received this tragic news," the singer
said in a statement Thursday through her spokesperson Liz Rosenberg.
"My prayers go out to those who were injured and their families along
with my deepest sympathy to all those affected by this heartbreaking
news."
Photos by INF.
So sad!
That’s too bad. In Madonna’s quote, she only mentions people getting hurt, did someone really die? That’s horrible!
that is just so awful and tragic.
2nd person has dies in hospital over night.
That is so awful. My thoughts and prayers to the families.~ Liz ~
I heard about this. Tragic.
I really question this quote because the accident was at Marseille stadium, NOT in Nice. Although I did read that there was indeed one person killed and 6 injured, but again, it was in Marseille.
You know how those far-away places can be soo geographically challenging!
At least both are in the same region, even if they are in different départements… It’s sad either way, whoever is at fault for the accident.
SO sad
Thats horrible
So Sad!
…only for the mentally challenged. “different departments”???? wth are you talking about? They are two different cities in France.
Seems I know what I’m talking about, unlike you. The départements are Bouches-du-Rhône and Alpes-Maritimes, the région is Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Although what hell has to do with this is beyond me.
OK, I will concede…I didn’t know that. But still, the accident was in Marseille, NOT in Nice. Thanks for educating me.
Terrible!
Madonna looks very pretty in this picture.