TMG Digital reports that two people are in a critical condition after having been trapped on Tuesday in a structural collapse on a construction site on the corner of West and Rivonia streets in Sandton.
According to ER24, paramedics and the fire services arrived on the scene to find that the two men had fallen through some scaffolding. Both men were found to be in a critical condition, having sustained numerous injuries. After receiving numerous advanced life support interventions, the patients were transported to a nearby private hospital for urgent treatment. The cause of the collapse is not yet known, but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.
- This short report by Katharine Child is at TimesLive
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