Four sentenced over Madonna stage collapse

The accident occurred in 2009 at the Velodrome stadium, Marseille, ahead of a Madonna concert, killing two workers and injuring eight

The Velodrome stadium, Marseille
The Velodrome stadium, Marseille © Flickr/Zakarie Faibis

Four professionals including the former head of operations for Live Nation France have been sentenced, following the collapse of a stage in France in 2009 that killed two people.

Technicians had been setting up the stage at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille for a Madonna concert when the partially-built roof fell in, bringing down a crane.

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Charles Criscenzo, a 52-year-old French worker, and Charles Prow, a 23-year-old Briton, were killed while eight other workers sustained injuries in the accident. One of…

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