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Coroner Opens Inquest After Brighton Festival Arch Collapse
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- Pastor Robert Guanco died when a wooden arch collapsed at the Big Church Festival.
- Six festival attendees were injured.
- Four of the injured were taken to hospital.
- Coroner Joseph Turner opened an inquest in Brighton and adjourned it to a review on 9 March 2027.
- Sussex Police cancelled the festival and urged anyone with 28 August footage to come forward.