Colombia bullfight stands collapse, causing deaths and injuries

Several tiers of crowded stands in an improvised bullring collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia on Sunday, leaving four people dead and hundreds injured — figures that could increase in the coming hours — as terrified spectators were trapped in the rubble.

The tragedy took place in El Espinal, a small town located some 95 miles southwest of Bogotá.
Footage of the collapse quickly went viral on social media. It showed dozens of people teasing and playing with a wounded bull during a popular event known as corraleja. Suddenly, three levels of stands gave way, trapping hundreds of men, women and children underneath. As people screamed, some jumped out of their seats and rushed to help, trying to heave wood and other debris aside.