Just before 11:30 am, ALS Paramedics responded to numerous calls of structural collapse at a popular shopping centre off Umgeni Road in Springfield Park in Durban.
Paramedics arrived on the scene to find chaos as they found that five men who had been working approximately six meters up on a scaffolding had fallen to the ground.
Multiple casualties were found having sustained serious injuries, and immediately, more Ambulances as well as Advanced Life Support Paramedics were dispatched to assist.
Paramedics assessed a total of five males between the ages of twenty-five and forty years. One man had unfortunately sustained major injuries, and there was nothing the Paramedics could do for him; he was declared deceased on the scene. The remaining four Patients had sustained injuries ranging from moderate to critical, and once stabilised on scene by Advanced Life Support Paramedics, they were transported to the Ahmed Al-Kadi Private Hospital for the specialist care that they required.
At this stage, the events leading up to the incident are unknown; however, SAPS were in attendance and will be investigating further.
