Overview
- Crews were dismantling the stage after Ed Sheeran’s final Detroit show when heavy equipment lost control and struck several workers near a vehicle tunnel on Saturday, August 29.
- Detroit Fire Department dispatch audio described the call as a “forklift injury accident,” and crews arrived at the scene around 11 p.m.
- All six injured people were taken to nearby hospitals with no immediately life-threatening injuries; two were listed as serious and four as stable at the time of transport.
- Ford Field confirmed one of the injured was a member of its staff and said it is cooperating with authorities and the event’s production partners while conducting a formal review.
- The specific piece of equipment and the precise cause of the accident remain unknown as investigators review photos, dispatch records, and eyewitness accounts, and reporting may evolve as that work continues.