At least nine dead as stage collapses inMexico at Jorge Alvarez Maynez rally | BBC News

At least nine people have been killed, including a child,and about 50 have been injured after part of a stagecollapsed at an election rally in Mexico.

The incident occurred as presidential candidate JorgeAlvarez Maynez was delivering a speech in the city ofSan Pedro Garza Garcia, near Monterrey.

Mr Maynez was uninjured in the collapse. Severalmembers of his team had been hurt, he said.