Mexico City, May 23 (UNI) Nine people have died so far, including a child, while another 50 have been injured after portion of a stage crashed at an election rally in Mexico's northern Nuevo Leon state, the local governor has said.
The incident occurred as centre-left presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez was delivering a speech in the city of San Pedro Garza Garcia, the BBC reported.
Maynez was not injured in the collapse, and was seen speaking to supporters following the incident, the report said. Several members of his team were injured and rushed to hospital, he said.