MONTREAL - An acrobat has been seriously injured after falling about five metres during a circus performance in Montreal.
Ambulance workers who responded to the scene say the performer was unconscious after a major blow to the head and that the injury is life-threatening.
The fall occurred Tuesday night as the artist was perfoming on a pole during a show that is part of the city's annual circus festival.
It is not clear what caused the fall.
The festival is confirming the incident in a post on its Facebook page and says its thoughts are with the injured performer.
(Collaboration Cogeco Nouvelles)
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