UPDATE: One person dead in Durban CBD building collapse
Details are still sketchy at the moment, but paramedics have rushed five people to hospital.
DURBAN - One person has been killed in the Durban CBD after a building collapsed on Tuesday morning.
Details are still sketchy at the moment, but paramedics have rushed five people to hospital.
It’s believed more people could still be trapped beneath the rubble.
KZN emergency services spokesperson Robert McKenzie said: “An overhanging veranda collapse to the pavement; tragically one person sustained fatal injuries and paramedics are still on the scene treating several patients. The exact cause of the collapse is not yet known.”
KwaZulu-Natal: One dead multiple injured, many believed to be trapped in structural collapse in Durban central https://t.co/z6SbUI947x#ArriveAlive #StructuralCollapse @Netcare911_sa pic.twitter.com/rGeoVg91Lj
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) June 9, 2020
