Seven injured in warehouse construction collapse outside King Shaka airport
Rescuers spent hours stabilising the injured workers before transporting them to hospital.
A structural collapse at a construction site on the R102 left seven workers injured on Saturday afternoon.
The police and various medical rescue teams responded to the emergency on the intersection of the R102 and the King Shaka Airport link road, opposite the Shell garage.
One person was critically injured, but was airlifted to hospital by the Netcare 911 helicopter.
IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson Samantha Meyrick said the call came in at about 1.45 pm.
Ten people were initially reported injured, but only seven people were, in fact, hurt.
“The collapse injured five people on the ground and a further two patients were stranded, hanging from the roof in their harnesses,” said Meyrick.
“The stranded patients were rescued using a cherry picker and rope system and brought down to waiting paramedics.
“Both patients were transported to hospital in a serious condition, under the care of IPSS Medical Rescue paramedics.”
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