Four people have been reported dead after a shop wall collapsed on the R61 Main Road in Ngcobo, with a further number of casualties rushed to hospital.
Health provincial spokesperson Mkhululi Ndamase said: “A further 13 people have been rushed to All Saints Hospital where they are being treated for injuries. Emergency medical services personnel and other rescue workers are still busy with search and rescue.”
Dr. AB Xuma Local Municipality executive mayor Siyabulela Zangqa, chief whip Nobuntu Mgidi, and members of the executive council were on site this afternoon. Said Ndamase: “We send our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. More details will be provided in due course.”
This is a developing story.
