Madonna visits collapse victims 麦当娜访问舞台坍塌事件受害者

Madonna has visited the family of a French technician killed in a stage collapse before her gig in Marseilles.

麦当娜探望了马赛演唱会舞台坍塌事件中去世的一位法国技术员的家属。

The singer went to the home of Charles Criscenzo in Aix-en-Provence, and also saw three injured workers who are being treated at two Marseilles hospitals.

City mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin praised the pop star for demonstrating "such human qualities".

Thursday's accident, which killed two people and injured eight, has prompted a manslaughter investigation.

Tearful tribute

Charles Prow, a 23-year-old from Headingley, near Leeds, died in hospital as a result of his injuries.

Technicians had been setting up the stage at Marseille's Velodrome stadium when the partially-built roof fell in, bringing down a crane.

Madonna first went to the home of Mr Criscenzo, where a cordon（警戒线） had been set up to keep the media at a distance.

She later went to the Conception hospital to visit a technician who suffered a broken hip.

The star went without an official escort（护送者） and carried a large bouquet（花束） of white roses before going on to a second hospital.

But she was unable to visit the site of the stage collapse where an official investigation is now under way.

Madonna paid a tearful tribute（颂词，称赞） to the accident victims at her concert in Udine, Italy, on Thursday.

Her next tour date is due to take place in Barcelona on Tuesday, while reimbursements（偿还） for the cancelled Marseilles date are being made available, according to her publicist.