Coroner: ‘inadequacies’ caused Radiohead drum tech death
A UK investigation finds “inadequate technical advice and construction techniques” to blame for the stage collapse that killed drum technician Scott Johnson
News By | 28 October 2019
An investigation has found that “inherent deficiencies” in design and construction led to the stage collapse that claimed the life of Radiohead drum technician Scott Johnson in 2012.
The conclusions of the inquest, which took place in Johnson’s hometown of Doncaster in the UK, come after those of a previous investigation in Toronto, where the fatal incident took place.
Johnson was killed when a stage roof collapsed before a Radiohead show at Downsview Park in Canada.
“Inadequate technical advice coupled…
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