A man has tragically died at Download Festival this year, police have said.
The man, who hasn't been named, was taken ill just before 9pm Saturday night in between the Deftones and Iron Maiden sets.
Emergency services attended to him as the rock legends Iron Maiden started their show, before he was taken from the arena.
The man was rushed to the Derby Royal Infirmary but later died.
Eyewitnesses at the scene have described the moment the incident happened as thousands began to rock out with Iron Maiden.
One eyewitness told LeicestershireLive : "It happened just before Iron Maiden came on and noticed people were shouting and then paramedics were going back and forth to help whoever it was.
“It was during the first song that they were taken away. I don’t think many people realised what was happening at first.”
In a statement, Leicestershire Police confirmed it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.
A force spokesperson said: "We can confirm the death of a man who had been attending the Download Festival in Castle Donington at the weekend.
"The man became unwell at the festival on Saturday evening (11 June) and was taken to the Derby Royal Infirmary where he sadly died.
"The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries remain ongoing."
The man’s death came hours after East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance were dispatched to the festival to reports of a medical emergency involving another festival-goer.
An EMAS spokesperson said: "We received a call at 12.49pm on Saturday, June 11, to Castle Donington, Leicestershire, to assist with a medical emergency.
"The air ambulance was in attendance and assisted medical teams on site."
No further details on this incident are known, with the person’s condition also unknown.
