Victim of Radiohead Stage Collapse Identified as Drum Technician

The man killed when a stage roof collapsed Saturday afternoon just before a Radiohead concert in Toronto has been identified as Scott Johnson, 33, from South Yorkshire, England. He was a drum technician for the band, the BBC and The Globe and Mail reported. Mr. Johnson also worked for Keane, another British band.

Three people were injured in the collapse, which occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday on a temporary stage that had been erected in Downsview Park. An unidentified 45-year-old man was taken to a hospital with a head wound that the police said did not appear to be life-threatening. The two other men were treated for minor injuries.

The accident took place just an hour before the gates opened. An estimated 40,000 people were expected to attend the concert that night, which was to start at 7 p.m.

Inspectors from Ontario’s Labor Ministry were combing the wreckage to find what caused the superstructure over the stage, which was designed to serve as a roof and to hold lights and other apparatus, to come crashing down onto the stagehands who were setting up instruments, microphones, amplifiers and other equipment.

Though there were several similar accidents at festivals and concerts last year, most of them involved high winds. The weather on Saturday in Toronto was fair with light breezes.