2 die when man falls, lands on other in Sweden concert venue

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Two men died erstwhile 1 of them jumped oregon fell from the seventh level of a civilization halfway successful Sweden and landed connected the other, constabulary said.

The 80-year-old antheral who crashed into the lobby of the Uppsala Konsert and Kongress venue Tuesday nighttime died astatine the country northbound of Stockholm, and the 60-year-old antheral helium struck died later, constabulary said.

A pistillate who was with the 60-year-old antheral was wounded but her injuries were not considered life-threatening, constabulary said.

A tribute performance to the 2 antheral members of ABBA, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, had been scheduled astatine the civilization halfway connected Tuesday night, but the lawsuit was canceled, according to Swedish media.

ABBA tweeted Wednesday that it was holding disconnected connected the merchandise of the band’s promotional performance trailer until Thursday successful airy “of the tragic quality astatine the tribute performance successful Sweden past night.”

In September, the Swedish superstars said they were releasing their archetypal caller euphony successful 4 decades, on with a performance show that volition spot the “Dancing Queen” quartet going wholly digital. The forthcoming medium “Voyage,” to beryllium released Nov. 5, is simply a follow-up to 1981’s “The Visitors,” which until present had been the swan opus of the Swedish group. And a virtual mentation of the set volition statesman a bid of concerts successful London connected May 27.

The civilization halfway successful the metropolis of Uppsala hosts concerts and different meetings successful an eight-story gathering with a mirrored façade and angled metallic sheets reminiscent of crystal. The venue’s website said it would beryllium closed from Wednesday until Friday due to the fact that of the deaths.

“We are each shocked by the tragic mishap and our thoughts spell to the deceased, their relatives and their families,” a connection connected the website said.

Police said they person nary crushed to fishy foul program successful the 80-year-old’s descent from the 7th floor.