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A fatal accident occurred at the AXE Ceremonia music festival in Mexico, where K-pop boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) was performing.
Two photojournalists were killed when a crane collapsed at Bicentennial Park in Mexico City on Saturday afternoon during the festival, according to the Mexican financial daily El Financiero and other local media outlets on Sunday.
According to local reports, the crane was not present during a safety inspection conducted on Friday.
Controversy erupted after organizers went ahead with the event despite the accident. Concerts by artists such as Natanael Cano, a rapper known for the Mexican “corridos tumbados” genre, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER went ahead as planned.
TOMORROW X TOGETHER was the first K-pop group to perform at the festival. K-pop fans criticized the organizers for what they considered negligence. No other injuries have been confirmed, aside from the two deaths.
Organizers ultimately canceled the second day of the festival, originally scheduled for Sunday.
“We offer our deepest condolences following the tragic incident at the festival,” TOMORROW X TOGETHER wrote on social media following the accident. “We extend our thoughts and sympathy to the families, friends, and colleagues of the victims.”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER, a five-member group consisting of SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN, and HUENINGKAI, debuted in 2019 under the label BigHit Music.
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Source: Local Media, SNS TXT
