Two injured in collapse on Sandton construction site

15 November 2016 - 12:56 By Katharine Child
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Paramedics help pull a man out of the building site in Sandton after a structural collapse left two injured on 15 November 2016.
Paramedics help pull a man out of the building site in Sandton after a structural collapse left two injured on 15 November 2016.
Image: ER24

Two people in a critical condition have been trapped in 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 in a critical condition, having sustained numerous injuries.

"Fire services began to evacuate the construction site while paramedics treated the patients and provided them with numerous advanced life support interventions," ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring said.

The  patients were then 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.

Activity at the site has been suspended pending a full investigation, according to a statement released by Aveng Grinaker-LTA Trencon joint venture. The group also vowed to 'provide the necessary support to the individuals concerned and their families'.

 – TMG Digital

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