The Witness reports that one person was killed and four more were injured in a structural collapse at a Durban mall in the Springfield Park area on Tuesday morning. According to Garrith Jamieson of ALS Paramedics, they received calls at around 11.30 am from multiple people asking for help.
“Initial reports are that a construction team was working on scaffolding when the scaffolding gave way. Paramedics arrived on the scene to find total chaos as they found that the five workers had fallen approximately six metres to the ground,” he reported. Jamieson went on to indicate: “One person, a male believed to be in his forties, sustained major injuries and there was nothing paramedics could do for him and he was declared deceased on the scene. The remaining four patients had sustained injuries ranging from moderate to critical and once stabilised on scene by ALS Paramedics, they were transported to the Ahmed Al Kadi hospital for further treatment.” The police were in attendance and will be investigating further.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Akheel Sewsunker at The Witness
- Read too, One dead, four injured in structural collapse at popular Durban shopping centre, at The Citizen
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