Colombia bullring collapse kills 4

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Spectator stands have collapsed during a bull fighting festival in Colombia sending scores of people crashing into the arena. At least 4 were killed with as many as 70 left injured and trapped in the wreckage. 7NEWS

"We have activated the hospital network in Tolima," Tolima governor Jose Ricardo Orozco told local Blu Radio. "Four people have died, as of this moment: two women, a man and a minor."Late Sunday, Tolima health secretary Martha Palacios said in a press conference that 322 people had gone to local public and private hospitals after the collapse seeking treatment. Palacio said the minor who had died was an 18-month-old baby.

Besides the four dead, another four people were in intensive care and two others recovering from surgery. Orozco said he had asked for the traditional "corralejas" to be suspended in Tolima earlier Sunday but this one was held anyway. 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 Ivan Duque on Twitter announced an investigation of the disaster.

"We lament the terrible tragedy registered in El Espinal, Tolima, during the festivals of San Pedro and San Juan, with the collapse of the stands during a corraleja. We will call for an investigation."

 

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Some might say that’s karma for the torture of the bulls!

Lmao the bull just entered some great cheat codes

Get a Playstation. You can kill as many things as you like.

Something about karma playing a part here

Hope the Bull is OK. I hate this idiotic so called 'Sport'.

One for the bull

Animal cruelty and exploitation like this is disgusting, I feel sorry for the children and the bull.

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