UPDATE: Three killed in Durban building collapse

UPDATE: Three killed in Durban building collapse

Three people have been killed in a partial building collapse in the Jacobs area - near the Bluff south of Durban. 

Durban building collapse
Nushera Soodyal

It's understood part of a wall collapsed onto a truck in the vicinity of Manchester and Chamberlain roads earlier. 

A large group of people have gathered to watch emergency services at the scene.

The front structure of the building has come down on a truck where there were construction workers nearby. 


According to KZN EMRS - five workers have been taken to hospital.

It's not known at this stage how many workers are trapped under the rubble. A recovery process is currently underway. 


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