Four Killed In Stage Collapse At Mexican Political Rally; Presidential Candidate Taken To Hospital
deadline.comStrong winds tonight toppled a stage at a political rally in Mexico, killing four and sending presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez to the hospital, according to a report from Reuters.
The incident took place in the wealthy enclave of San Pedro Garza Garcia in the northern state of Nuevo Leon. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, citing the governor of Nuevo León who was on the scene, wrote on Twitter that, “four deaths and 15 injuries are reported.” Dramatic video from the scene was posted online.
BREAKING: Stage collapses during political rally in northeast Mexico. At least 4 dead, many injured pic.twitter.com/9Aik66gdyv Maynez posted a statement indicating he was on the stage when the collapse happened and was taken to a local hospital.
He later said he was back on the scene trying to help with efforts there. “After the accident in San Pedro Garza,” wrote Maynez, “where a gust of wind collapsed the stage where we were, I moved to the San José hospital.
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