Truss collapse leaves one dead in China

The 'Queen of Mandopop', Jolin Tsai's latest show has suffered has been cancelled after a fatality. The concert, part of the 2015 Play World Tour was halted after the show's lighting trusses collapsed in China leaving 10 injured, at least one seriously, and 1 dead. The accident happened on Thursday afternoon at the Guangxi Stadium in Nanning, the news website Chinanews.com reported. Firefighters, rescue workers and police pulled 14 people free caught under equipment, the report said. Police are investigating the accident.

Live Nation charged over fatal stage collapse

CMU Daily reports that the Ministry Of Labour in Ontario is pursuing charges against three companies and one individual in relation to the stage collapse that occurred ahead of a Radiohead show in Toronto last June which resulted in the tragic death of Radiohead drum tech Scott Johnson. Mr Johnson was killed after a scaffolding structure collapsed onto the open-air stage before any audience members had been admitted. Live Nation, and the company and its Ontario subsidiary both face four charges under the Canadian province's Occupational Health And Safety Act. Optex Staging & Services Inc has also been charged over four alleged breaches of health and safety laws, while engineer Dominic Cugliari faces one charge. Live Nation have denied the charges.

In separate news, Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe has again beenheld not guilty of causing the death of a fan in 2010. The appeals court in the Czech Republic upheld an earlier ruling.

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