Four injured when structure collapses at construction site
"A man in his 50's was found to be pinned under the rubble,”
Four men sustained injuries after a structure collapsed on them at a construction site in Olifantsfontein on Saturday.
Three of the men sustained moderate injuries and one was seriously injured.
According to Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle Van Reenen paramedics arrived on scene where the four men were injured when a structure at a construction site collapsed on top of them.
“A man in his 50’s was found to be pinned under the rubble,” he said.
The Tshwane Fire Department, along with medics, undertook a lengthy extrication process to free the man and to stabilise him.
All four men were then transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
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