Case registered against event manager, venue after four injured due to speaker stand collapse at Toxic pre-release event

Four people, including a student, were injured after a speaker stand at a Toxic film event in Hyderabad collapsed on Saturday.

The Cyberabad Police have registered a case against the venue and the event manager of the Toxic pre-release event after four people were injured in a mishap at the event. On Saturday, a speaker stand at the event, sending people, climbed up on it, hurtling down to the ground. The film's lead actor, Yash, was on stage when the incident took place.

An accident at the Toxic pre-release event in Hyderabad injured four.

Police registers case in connection with Toxic event accident

Police informed PTI that four people, including a student, were injured after a sound box system collapsed during the pre-release event. The event was being organised at a private university, the Malla Reddy University in Medchal, on Saturday night.

A group of young fans had climbed onto the sound box system stand to get a better view of the stage when it suddenly collapsed. Four people fell and sustained injuries. All four were taken to a hospital, police said. “One student suffered a leg fracture while three others had minor injuries,” a senior police official said. A case has been registered against the institution's management and the event manager. The police did not specify the details of the case.

Yash pauses the event midway

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The incident was also captured on video by people at the venue, with the footage later shared on social media.

Yash briefly halted the event after he learned of the mishap and asked the organisers to tend to the injured fans first. The actor was on stage, speaking, when the speaker's stand collapsed. He paused his speech midway and asked, “Are they okay? Please check.”

The actor again halted the event, pausing his speech, as he noticed other fans trying to climb on other speaker stands.

All about Toxic

Directed by Geetu Mohandas, Toxic follows a larger-than-life gangster story and explores themes of love, power, betrayal and redemption. The film also focuses on the relationship between Raya and his son. The film also features Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria, Rukmini Vasanth and Huma Qureshi in key roles.

The film is a heavily anticipated title, as evidenced by the significant buzz its advance bookings are generating. The film's advance bookings opened on Friday, five days before its release. It has already grossed ₹18 crore in advance bookings on its first day, with three days still to go before release. Produced by KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations, Toxic is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on August 26.