Four people were killed after scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in the courtyard of a residential apartment building in the upmarket ninth district of Vienna, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday, APA reports citing Reuters.
The cause of the collapse and the exact nature of the work that had been taking place were not immediately clear, the spokesperson said, adding that the building was an old one typical of the area, where much of the architecture is from the 19th century.
A spokesperson for the ambulance service said a fifth person, a 45-year-old man, was seriously injured.
Follow us on Telegram
t.me/apanewsaz
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on X
