Man dies and at least six injured at Big Church Festival after falling sign hit visitors

The festival began on Friday and had been set to run until Sunday, but has been cancelled following the tragic incident

One person has died after a sign fell on people at Big Church Festival in Steyning in West Sussex, with ambulance crews treating six people at the scene

A man has been killed and at least six other people have been injured after a large sign fell at a Christian festival in West Sussex

Police were called to the scene at the Big Church Festival off Washington Road near Steyning, on Friday afternoon, where the man, 41, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was pronounced dead

Christian festival cancelled as organisers ‘devastated’ by tragic incident

Big Church Festival has reportedly been "brought to a close" following a "devastating incident" that saw six people injured after a sign had reportedly fallen at the West Sussex site

Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to the Big Church Festival in West Sussex just after 3.30pm today (Friday, August 28) after a sign fell and injured multiple people, with the site reportedly put on lockdown

Emergency services were called to the Big Church Festival in West Sussex just after 3.30pm today (Friday, August 28) after reports of a sign falling and injuring a number of people