24 Apr 2015

Dramatic moment as US high school stage collapses

Mobile phone footage captures the moment a stage collapses during a high school production in the United States.

Police said more than 12 people were reported hurt after the collapse, at Westfield High School, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

A large group of students were on the stage during the grand finale of the concert when the floor of the stage collapsed into the orchestra pit below, authorities and eyewitnesses said.

“Some parents rushed the stage area,” a student told the Indianapolis Star. “Most of us stayed in our seats to stay out of the way. People were lifting large pieces of the stage out of the pit from on top of the kids.”

“I was honestly just shocked,” said said another?. “I didn’t think that anything like that could happen, especially here at Westfield.”