Witness saw 'terrifying' collapse

Sean Cuthbert: "I trusted in the Lord"

An eyewitness to the collapse of seating at a religious festival says it was "a miracle" no one was killed.

Sean Cuthbert, 35, was attending the Grapevine Festival near Lincoln on Sunday evening when the accident injured more than a dozen people.

"It was terrifying but I trusted in the Lord, and no-one was killed - most people were able to walk out," he said.

Another eyewitness said the stands were vibrating and it was "a disaster waiting to happen".

Devil's work

An investigation is under way to find the cause of the grandstand collapse.

Four people were seriously injured in the accident and a dozen others suffered minor injuries.

Dozen injured All of a sudden the seats vanished Sean Cuthbert Eyewitness

The 5,000-capacity marquee was close to full when the incident happened.

"I think the devil is at work in lots of places, so it is important that we do not stop the festival," Mr Cuthbert said.

"We were waving our arms and jumping around to a Christian rock group called Delirious... then you could feel the seats vibrating.

"All of a sudden the seats vanished," said Mr Cuthbert, who was sitting nearby but not injured.

"After it happened people were very calm and left in an orderly way.

"It was a miracle that no-one was killed."

Janet, another eyewitness, said: "I went to the concert and the tent was full of young people who were very excited and jumping up and down.

"The grandstands were moving quite a lot and I was very worried about it.

"It was a disaster waiting to happen," she said.

Grapevine spokesman Brian Keel said: "We don't know what caused it to collapse, it just gave way."