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Second before Kanaval accident in Haiti
Second before Kanaval accident in Haiti
While no carnival celebration anywhere in the world is without its instances of danger, the 2015 Haitian Carnival season was marred by a particularly gruesome accident which resulted in the deaths of 20 people and injury to many others including a popular singer. Reports surfaced on Tuesday, February 17 that a singer, Fantom, from the Hip-Hop group Barikad Crew came into contact with an overhead power line that touched him as the float passed by. The man was electrocuted, and several others were reported to have been as well.
The real danger was a stampede that occurred when the public realized what was happening. Scores of panicked carnival goers began to run away from the float, trampling underfoot those unfortunate enough to fall. Initial tallies were that 15 men and 3 women had been killed, but that number has since grown from 18 to 20 people with a reported 70 others injured.
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