At least 4 dead due to the collapse of a box in a bullring in Colombia

The collapse of one of the boxes of the bullring in the Colombian municipality of

, in the department of

(center), left at least four dead and dozens injured this Sunday, according to preliminary reports from local authorities.

The governor of Tolima,

, assured the Blu Radio station that the tragedy has left four dead so far: two women, a man and a minor.

"Deeply regretting what happened in our

, I want to ask the citizens who are in the bullring to please evacuate, the control agencies are already attending to the emergency and the wounded have already been evacuated to hospitals," he wrote. For his part, the mayor of El Espinal,

.

In the videos published on social networks, it is seen how during a

-as popular bullfights are known in Colombia- a wooden stand that was packed with people collapsed, despite the fact that it did not look very solid.

The elected president of Colombia,

, assured on Twitter: "I hope that all the people affected by the collapse of the Plaza de El Espinal can get out of their wounds."

"This had already happened before in

(capital of the Caribbean department of

). I ask the mayors not to authorize more shows with the death of people or animals," said Petro, who will assume the Presidency on August 7 next.

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