UPDATE: Part of the wooden stands that collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia has injured reportedly 322 people.
BOGOTA, Colombia — — Part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia Sunday, sending spectators plunging to the ground and killing at least four people and seriously injuring hundreds, authorities said.
Videos taken during the bullfight show a three-story section of the stands collapsing as people screamed. Regional health authorities said during a press conference late Sunday that 322 people had gone to local public and private hospitals after the collapse seeking treatment. Orozco said the death and injury figures were still preliminary.
President-elect Gustavo Petro urged local officials to ban such events, noting that it was not the first time an incident like this had taken place.Current President Iván Duque on Twitter announced an investigation of the disaster.
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