Fans Injured In Accident At Italian Rock/Metal Festival; Photos Available

June 15, 2007

NME.COM reports that several audience members have been hurt at the Heineken Jammin' Festival in Italy today (June 15) after a lighting and sound system collapsed.

According to early reports from the site, following strong winds and heavy rain, the ground under the delay towers on site, which support the lights and amps, became unsteady and fell down.

"I've never seen weather like it," one eyewitness told NME.COM. "MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE were due to play but then the sky just went black. There were really strong winds and massive hailstones and everything just got blown away. The sound desk, tops of stages, everything. It was really shocking."

Ambulances have been called to the site, and it is believed at least nine people have been hurt and have been taken to hospital, suffering leg fractures and head injuries.

There are a number of "walking wounded" still on site, but no fatalities are reported.

According to the Italian news blog Musica Metal, all the scheduled performances for this entire weekend — including those by PEARL JAM, AEROSMITH, SMASHING PUMPKINS and LINKIN PARK — have been cancelled.

Yesterday's concert — which featured co-headliners IRON MAIDEN and SLAYER — reportedly went off without a hitch, with reports of only a few scattered showers at the festival site.

Check out photos taken at the festival site earlier today at Musica Metal.

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