Sixth Person Dies From Indiana Fair Accident

First Published: August 19, 2011 1:29 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images

The stage collapses at the Indiana State Fair Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 13, 2011 Caption The stage collapses at the Indiana State Fair Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 13, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Family members say a 22-year-old college student is the sixth person to die from injuries suffered when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair last weekend.

Along with several people who died immediately, at least four dozen were injured when a strong wind gust toppled the metal scaffolding holding lights and other equipment and sent it plunging into fans awaiting a concert by the country group Sugarland.

The Star Press first reported 22-year-old Jennifer Haskell died Friday morning at a hospital in Indianapolis. Her uncle, Mike Whited, announced her death in a statement later Friday.

Haskell was entering her senior year at Ball State University, where she was studying sports medicine

State Fair spokesman Andy Klotz tells WTHR-TV the fair expresses “its deepest sympathies to her family.”

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