Workers killed in scaffolding collapse in Lausanne
Published: Friday, Jul 12th 2024, 20:40
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The three victims of the scaffolding collapse on a construction site in the west of Lausanne on Friday are three workers. The Vaud cantonal police reported in the evening that the victims had been identified.
According to the information provided, the victims were a 43-year-old Swiss man, a 35-year-old man from Cape Verde and a 30-year-old Frenchman. Eight people were also injured when the scaffolding collapsed in the morning. Four of them suffered serious injuries and two sustained moderate and two minor injuries.
Work to stabilize the collapsed scaffolding on the 19-storey building in Prilly was still ongoing in the evening, as was the evacuation work. They would continue throughout the night and probably also on Saturday morning, according to the press release.
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