Raw: Stage Collapse At Country Music Festival Kills 1, Injures 40
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Fans screamed and ran for cover as a fierce thunderstorm caused an outdoor stage to collapse at a country music festival in Canada.
Police said one person was killed and up to 40 others injured, some seriously, during the storm at the Big Valley Jamboree in Alberta.
Thousands of fans had been camping for the concert – billed as Canada’s biggest country music festival – when it was struck by strong winds and heavy rain.
Fearing a tornado, panicked crowds scrambled to find their loves ones and some shelter.
The Billy Currington band from Nashville was playing when the power went out and then the stage collapsed.
One band member was pulled from the wreckage with a badly injured arm. Film star Kevin Kostner and his group Modern West had been next to perform.
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