Two workers died early Friday afternoon as they helped dismantle the gigantic stage scenery used by the Rolling Stones in a performance last night at Atletico Madrid soccer team's Vicente Calderon stadium.

Two other men were injured, one seriously. Madrid fire brigade chief Rafael Ferrandiz said three men fell some 10-12 meters to the ground after a metal structure they were working on collapsed for unknown reasons. A fourth worker was slightly injured when he was stuck by the falling metal. The mortal victims were aged 44 and 38. The badly injured worker is 35, and the fourth man is 30. The Communist-led Workers Commissions trade union point out that a 22-year-old worker died dismantling stage scenery after another concert in the Calderon stadium a year ago. Some 50,000 fans saw the Stones concert, the third of four in Spain as part of the "Bigger Bang" world tour.

The band has played in the Calderon stadium on three other occasions - in 1982, 1990 and 2003. The dismantling of the Rolling Stones stage scenery takes three days, but after the accident all work was suspended for the day. It took 42 trucks to bring the stage parts to Madrid. The "Bigger Bang" stage is dominated by two light towers 30 meters high and 100 meters wide. A total of 115 staff travel with the trucks, and some 100 workers are locally employed to help put up and dismantle the stage.

After yet another massive concert for the granddads of rock, The Rolling Stones, two stage workers were killed trying to dismantle the giant stage after the gig in Madrid.

The band is said to be very saddened at the news. Two died and two others were injured when a part of the stage collapsed whislt crews were taking it down in preparation for the next gig. The two men surviving the horrific accident are said to be recovering in hospital near the Vicente Calderon stadium where the accident happened. Three of the men fell on a fourth man working on the ground. It is thought that they fell around 33 feet from the giant metal stage. Fire crews were sent in immediately to help lift the fallen part of the stage away so the injured men could be treated. The deceased men have been named as Benno Goldewijk, 44, from Holland, and Spaniard Alfredo Pecina Matias, 38.

The band were quickly told of the news that they had lost two of their crew in the incident and they were said to be very upset at the news. A spokesperson for the aging rockers said, "Their heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery go out to the injured and their profound sympathies to the families of the deceased." The concert had been on Thursday night of last week. The accident didn't happen until Friday when the band were leaving for the next show. The Stones have since played another gig in Spain at El Eijido, which was this weekend. They are in the middle of playing their Bigger Bang world tour.

Madrid stadium A third man is in a serious condition in Intensive Care. Two men died and third was seriously injured in Madrid on Friday when part of the structure they were dismantling after the Rolling Stones concert in the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid collapsed.

The dead men have been named as Dutchman Benno Goldewijk, 44 and a Spaniard, Alfredo Pecina Matias, 38. It seems the collapse of part of the stage structure being taken down the day after the concert was caused by human error. The union for road-crews have said that the accident is a symptom of the excessive hours they are forced to work, and also a lack of proper safety procedures. It's understood that the men concerned were working ten hour shifts. Workers at the scene said it was common for them to start at 9am and not finish their day until 2,30 the following morning.

Two construction workers were killed today as they dismantled the stage after a Rolling Stones concert in Madrid, Spanish emergency services have said.

Dutchman Benno Goldewijk, 44, and Alfredo Pecina Matias, a 38-year-old Spaniard, died after part of the set collapsed on top of them, a spokesman for Madrid's emergency rescue service said. Two Spanish stagehands were also injured in the accident at the Vicente Calderon stadium, the home of Atletico Madrid football club. They men - who are being treated in hospital - were identified as 25-year-old Jorge Jose Benavente Sobrino, who is reported to be in a critical condition, and Alejandro Martin Gomez, 30. Police said three of the workers fell from a metal structure 10 metres (33ft) above the ground onto the fourth worker. The Rolling Stones sent a message of condolence to the dead men's families. "The fatal accident occurred during the dismantling of the Rolling Stones stage following a concert given by the group the evening before," a statement said. "The Rolling Stones, who were informed of the tragedy this afternoon, were deeply saddened by the news. "Their heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery go out to the injured and their profound sympathies to the families of the deceased."

Last night's concert was the third in the Spanish leg of the Stones' Bigger Bang world tour. Last week, they played in Barcelona and San Sebastian, and they play their final concert in the country in the southern town of El Ejido tomorrow. The European section of the tour is scheduled to end in London on August 26. The Spanish dates made up for those cancelled last year when guitarist Keith Richards was injured when he fell out of a coconut tree in Fiji and frontman Mick Jagger suffered laryngitis.

Two workers were killed dismantling the stage after a Rolling Stones concert in Madrid, local police have confirmed. Two other stage hands were injured in the accident at the Vicente Calderon stadium and are now in hospital.

A spokesman for the British rock group said they were "deeply saddened" to hear the news. "Their heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery go out to the injured and their profound sympathies to the families of the deceased," he said. The fatal accident occurred on Friday during the dismantling of the Rolling Stones stage, following a concert given by the group on Thursday night. Fire engines in the Vicente Calderon Stadium Fire crews were called to the scene of the tragic accident According to police, three of the workers fell 10m (33ft) from a metal structure and landed on a fourth. The dead workers were later named as Benno Goldewijk, 44, from Holland, and Spaniard Alfredo Pecina Matias, 38. The Rolling Stones, currently on the European leg of their A Bigger Bang world tour, are due to play in El Eijido, Spain, this weekend.

MADRID, Spain Two workers dismantling a Rolling Stones stage at a stadium in Madrid fell to their deaths from a metal scaffold on Friday, officials said.

Two other Spanish workers were injured in the accident at the Vicente Calderon stadium, one critically. Police said three of the workers fell about 30 feet from the scaffold, and landed on the fourth worker. The Rolling Stones, currently on the European leg of their A Bigger Bang world tour, performed in the Vicente Calderon soccer stadium in the Spanish capital Thursday night. They are due to play in the soutern town of El Eijido this weekend. The dead workers were indentified as Benno Goldewijk, 44, of the Netherlands, and Alfredo Pecina Matias, 38, of Spain, said Javier Ayuso, a spokesman for Madrid's emergency rescue service said.

Two workers died yesterday after part of the set from a Rolling Stones concert collapsed on top of them as they were dismantling it, emergency services said. A third man was seriously injured after four people fell from a 10m structure that gave way as the team helped take it down after last night's concert in Madrid.
Identities of the victims were not given, but about half the workers dismantling the set were English-speaking and travelling with the Rolling Stones tour, emergency services said.