Melbourne
(ANI):
justin
beiber
had
to
cancel
an
appearance
on
a
German
TV
variety
show
after
a
contestant
was
seriously
injured
while
attempting
a
dangerous
stunt.
The
Canadian
pop
star
took
to
his
Twitter
account
to
explain
his
absence
on
Wetten
Dass
after
the
show
was
called
off
following
the
accident
in
which
performer
Samuel
Koch
injured
himself
trying
to
do
somersaults
over
five
cars
using
spring-powered
stilts,
according
to
Bild.
"Just
want
to
let
my
people
in
Germany
know
I
won't
be
on
Wetten
Dass
tonight
as
an
accident
has
taken
place
and
...
we
all
don't
think
it
is
right
to
continue.
Please
pray
for
Samuel
Koch
&
his
family
as
we
wait
and
hope
for
his
health
and
safety," News.com.au
quoted
Bieber
as
tweeting.
The
popular,
family-orientated
show
features
people
performing
unlikely
feats,
while
celebrity
panelists
predict
whether
they
will
succeed
or
not.
Koch,
23,
who
was
wearing
a
chest
protector,
knee
pads
and
a
helmet
at
the
time
of
the
accident,
had
four
minutes
to
somersault
over
five
cars
while
wearing
so-called
kangaroo
boots
or
powerbocks.
Koch,
a
German
student
and
gymnast
according
to
one
blogger,
succeeded
at
his
first
jump,
baulked
at
his
second
jump,
and
landed
on
his
face
as
he
lost
his
balance
after
jumping
over
the
third
car
driven
by
his
father
Christopher.
Presenter
Thomas
Gottschalk
announced
he
was
calling
off
the
show
for
the
first
time
since
he
had
began
hosting
it
in
1987.
He
said
Koch
was
conscious
and
was
taken
to
the
University
Hospital
of
Dusseldorf.
The
incident
was
broadcast
live
to
millions
of
viewers
in
Germany,
Austria
and
Switzerland
on
Saturday
night
and
was
later
posted
to
YouTube
for
the
rest
of
the
world
to
view.