An inquest is set to get underway today into the fatal stage collapse at a Radiohead concert in Toronto nearly seven years ago.
The band's drum technician, Scott Johnson, was killed when a massive structure crashed down on him on June 16, 2012 -- just hours before Radiohead was set to take the stage at Downsview Park.The inquest, which is expected to last three weeks and hear from roughly 25 witnesses, will examine the circumstances around Johnson's death, but will not assign blame.The victim's father, Ken Johnson, and Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke have been highly critical of the judicial process.
When the British band played in Toronto last summer for the first time since the incident, Yorke did not hold back. After an investigation, 13 charges were laid under provincial health and safety laws against the show's promoter, Live Nation, contractor Optex Staging and engineer Domenic Cugliari.
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