A Will Young concert was marred by tragedy when a worker died after falling from the stage. The man in his 40s suffered severe injuries to his head and face and also had a heart attack following last night’s incident at Rochester Castle gardens.
He died hours later at Medway Maritime Hospital.
The concert was due to start at 7pm but it was over an hour late before Young’s support band took to the stage.
Before the show started, an appeal was made over the public address system asking for witnesses who may have seen the incident to come forward.
Police would only say there had been a "health and safety incident" at the event.
An ambulance spokesman said: "A male stagehand in his 40s fell from the stage.
"He suffered severe facial and head injuries and there was a lot of bleeding. We got the call at 5.41pm and arrived on the scene six minutes later.
"By this time the man had gone into cardiac arrest and he was rushed to the Medway hospital in Gillingham."
He died hours later at Medway Maritime Hospital.
The concert was due to start at 7pm but it was over an hour late before Young’s support band took to the stage.
Before the show started, an appeal was made over the public address system asking for witnesses who may have seen the incident to come forward.
Police would only say there had been a "health and safety incident" at the event.
An ambulance spokesman said: "A male stagehand in his 40s fell from the stage.
"He suffered severe facial and head injuries and there was a lot of bleeding. We got the call at 5.41pm and arrived on the scene six minutes later.
"By this time the man had gone into cardiac arrest and he was rushed to the Medway hospital in Gillingham."
