One dies, two injured in Edo building collapse

Tragedy struck on Saturday when a portion of a three-storey building, which is under construction ‎on Sapele road, in Benin, the Edo State capital, collapsed, killing one person and injuring three others.

It was gathered that ‎the incident occurred at about 10.30am.

Punch correspondent learnt that the victims were pouring concrete on a cantilever projection on the third floor, when the formwork caved in.

It was learnt that they were hired by a contractor to do the two-day job at N3,000 per day.

It gathered that the deceased, identified as Mike, sustained a deep cut in the chest, when he and his colleagues fell from the third floor to the ground.