article_snippet.sent: More than a dozen people were injured on Thursday night after a stage collapsed during an Indiana public high school theater performance, sending students plummeting 10 feet into an orchestra pit.
article_snippet.sent: One of the victims suffered critical head trauma as the stage fell half-way through a song during a sold-out showing of American Pie at Westfield High School.
article_snippet.sent: Tragedy struck Thursday night at an Indiana high school's performance of the musical American Pie .
article_snippet.sent: Nicola Gruszka, a student who was singing in front of the stage when the platform behind her gave way, said The performers had previously practiced a song during a sold-out showing of American Pie at Westfield High School with the same number of people with no issue. '
article_snippet.sent: We thought the worse thing that could happen on a song during a sold-out showing of American Pie at Westfield High School is that someone could miss The performers cue,' her told Good Morning America on Friday.
highlights_snippet.sent: An Indiana public school performance of American Pie ended in tragedy Wednesday when a riser buckled just as dozens danced on-stage .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: More than a dozen people were injured at An Indiana public school performance of American Pie and one student was taken to a hospital in critical condition .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Students said there had been no issues when Students previously practiced the song on the stage with the same number of people .