Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Rock band Radiohead canceled a Toronto concert Saturday after the stage collapsed, killing one person and injuring three others hours before the show was scheduled to begin. Emergency Medical Services deputy commander David Viljakaine­n said a man who was trapped under the rubble was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said he was in his mid-30s. A 45-yearold man was hospitaliz­ed with a head injury and two others were treated at the scene for minor injuries at the Downsview Park venue, said Viljakaine­n. Fire Services Platoon Chief Tony Bellavance said officials were alerted to a person trapped under the rubble and crews assisted in extracting the victim. “It was a crushing injury that killed the man,” he said. Police spokesman Tony Vella said crew members were setting up the stage when it collapsed. Radiohead Tweeted that “due to unforeseen circumstan­ces tonight’s concert at downsview park tonight has been canceled. Fans are advised not to make their way to the venue.” Jaime Rivest, 33, said about 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the stage suddenly came down, crumpling and falling onto itself. “It was like a tornado hit the stage and in just moments the stage came down with metal everywhere,” she said. Radiohead’s website had listed the concert as being sold out, with 40,000 tickets sold. Viljakaine­n said the Ministry of Labor would investigat­e to determine the cause of the collapse.

Lindsay Lohan continued to bring drama to the production of her latest film, receiving treatment for exhaustion and dehydratio­n a week after she was involved in a car crash that sent her to the hospital. Lohan’s publicist Steve Honig said producers of the Lifetime film Liz and Dick summoned paramedics to Lohan’s hotel room Friday morning after she did not respond for a shoot. The incident occurred after the actress completed an all-night shoot and had kept up a grueling schedule in recent days, Honig said. The actress was not transporte­d to the hospital. The film focuses on the love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Lifetime declined comment. And it was unclear whether the incident led to any delay in the film’s production. Fire officials confirmed they were summoned to a hotel in Marina del Rey about 10:15 on Friday morning, but said they did not transport anyone to the hospital. They also said they could not identify the patient. The incident is the latest scare for Lohan, who was involved in a car crash June 8 that sent her and her assistant to a hospital.

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