Police investigating incident at Jihlava music festival as negligence

Police are investigating an incident in which 17 people were injured at the Jihlava music festival over the weekend as a case of negligence, a police spokeswoman told the ctk news agency. The incident was triggered by a heavy storm which made lots of people seek cover in the inflatable festival tent. When the roof began to buckle there was a panic and over a dozen people were injured in the stampede to get out. The organisers insist that all the necessary safety precautions were taken. Two of the injured are reported to be in a serious condition.