Woman falls through stand during Trooping the Colour
dailyrecord.co.ukA woman is feared to have been injured after falling through a stand during a Trooping the Colour event.Crowds of tourists and locals who had turned up for the event were evacuated by the emergency services as a result of the incident.
Reports from live at the scene suggest that proceedings, being reviewed by The Major General, were interrupted, the Mirror reports.
One witness said: "At Trooping the colour, part of stand, where spectators sat, has partially collapsed. No news of injuries."Zoe Clark-Coates added: "What we just witnessed was terrifying, but we are safe!"Part of the floor in the stand collapsed, and at least one person fell through.
We are praying for the injured and shocked."The stands are being evacuated."Another person described the situation as "chaos."She explained: "We were told to stand and heard a scream and then there was chaos in the section."Turned out part of it had collapsed and a woman had fallen through.
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