At least four dead and 500 hurt as stands collapse during bullfighting festival
It's unclear what caused the stands to collapse.
Major Luis Fernando Vélez, director of Civil Defense in Tolima, said: "There is a patient with serious injuries, he was taken to the hospital in critical condition, there he was stabilised."A statement from the Mayor's Office of Espinal said: "We deeply regret what happened in the bullring."Once the emergency became known, the relief agencies acted immediately, achieving the evacuation of the injured for primary care at the San Rafael Hospital in the municipality.
He tweeted: "I hope that all the people affected by the collapse of the Plaza de El Espinal can come out of their wounds unscathed.
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