At least 4 people were killed and more than 300 others were injured in El Espinal municipality, Tolima province, in central Colombia, on Sunday, in a collapsing stadium at a bullring. He will be asked to "suspend" such ceremonies.

"There are four dead at the moment, two women, a man and a child," provincial governor Jose Ricardo Orosco told local radio after the accident.

And the region's hospitals said that they were treating about 322 wounded, including 4 in intensive care, according to the county health official, Marta Palacios.

Videos posted on social media showed a section of the platform collapsing in the direction of the track, where locals were participating in a festival of running with the bulls.

BREAKING 🇨🇴 : In the wake of the collapse, a bull escaped from the stadium, stirring up panic in the municipality, according to the broadcaster

♦️According to reports several bulls have fled the stadium into neighborhood streets.

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The accident took place at the Gilberto Chari Circuit during the San Pedro Day celebrations, which is the most popular in the region. During the festival, the audience descends into the ring to confront cows and young bulls. During that, an entire 3-storey pavilion collapsed from the wooden stands filled with spectators, causing dozens of people to fall to the ground.

An entire pavilion of 3 floors of wooden stands filled with spectators collapsed towards the stadium (French)

"We are still waiting to know how many are still trapped under the rubble. As you can see from the footage, the wing in question was full of people when it collapsed," District Civil Defense Director Luis Fernando Felice said in a radio statement.

Another video showed a number of people trying to get out of the wooden and steel rubble while a bull was still roaming the track.

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Se desploma parte de la plaza donde se realizan las fiestas de corraleja en El Espinal, Tolima.

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"We will demand an investigation... We are in solidarity with the families of the victims," ​​the country's president said.

The governor of Tolima County also warned that he would ask "all celebrations like this to be suspended", stressing that they "harm the lives of animals" and help "abuse them."