A disabled music fan is in hospital after a car collided with his mobility scooter at Download.
By Keiligh Baker and Beth RoseA disabled music fan was "pinned" under his mobility scooter in a car collision at Download Festival, it has emerged.
Download said it was aware of the situation. Leicestershire Police added enquiries were "continuing".Steve told BBC Access All he had left the Castle Donington site to get food supplies. When he returned, at about 10:30 BST, just before the first band opened the festival, the collision occurred.A nearby ambulance crew tended to him and took him to the site's medical centre.
"There's still a lot of pain, and I'm on a generous amount of painkillers. Currently the doctors have given me the all-clear to leave hospital, but arranging the new equipment is holding that process up." Abi, who has a chronic illness and uses a walking stick, says she left Download Festival early because the access challenges were affecting her mental health."We've had issues with access in the past but this year has been a million times worse," she said. "The fire lanes were blocked by tents, people from other camps were being crammed into the access camp.
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