(Stockholm) Two people were killed and one injured on Tuesday in a concert hall in Uppsala when one fell seven stories into the open space of the building, hitting two spectators, police said.
A thousand spectators gathered at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress, a contemporary building where a concert was to take place in homage to the iconic Swedish pop group ABBA.
“We received a call regarding a person who either jumped or fell from a great height inside the concert hall in central Uppsala,” police spokesman Magnus said. Jansson Klarin.
The foyer of the concert hall has an open space where this person, about 80 years old, crashed into two others. The one who fell and one of the two who were hit, a sixty-year-old, died, the third, a woman also in her sixties, was injured.
The latter’s life is not in danger, according to the police, who could not provide further details on the victims.
The drama took place before 7 p.m. (6 p.m. GMT) as the spectators arrived. The concert, which was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., has been canceled.
In a statement released late Tuesday, police said they “currently have no reason to believe that a crime has been committed in connection with the man’s fall.”