Nitro Circus Glasgow: Audience members injured as four-man motorbike stunt goes wrong at live daredevil show

Tom Marshall5 February 2016

Two audience members at a daredevil show were taken to hospital after a motorbike stunt went badly wrong.

Three members of the crowd had volunteered to take part in an ambitious trick which involved a bike carrying four people attempting a backflip off a ramp.

However, the volunteers, who were on the bike with a professional rider, came off when it appeared to stall near the top of the ramp and tip onto its side during the stun at the Nitro Circus event at Glasgow's SSE Hydro arena last night.

Two were treated by medics at the scene before being taken to hospital with leg and face injuries, while the other volunteer and the driver were able to walk away.

The moment the bike tips back down the ramp
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The incident happened two days before the show is due to come to London's O2 arena.

Video posted on social media showed the incident and the MC of the event said "that is the worst crash we have ever had".

The show was paused while workers and medical staff rushed to the scene and the MC added: "It's obviously not planned - occasionally something can go wrong. It's not meant to go wrong so we're taking a moment."

Nitro Circus, which describes itself as an action sports entertainment company, is currently touring across Europe.

The event is being staged in London on Saturday and Sunday before moving to Zurich and Paris.

One fan at the Glasgow show tweeted: "Just at Nitro Circus in Glasgow. Hope the chaps on the four person backflip are ok! stretchered keep us updated!"

Another said: "At nitro circus ssehydro. 4 man back flip just failed. Hope the members of the public ok."

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