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18 August 2023
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Three contract workers lose their lives in a trench collapse in Tshwane
The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department recovered the bodies of three males who lost their lives when a trench they were working in, collapsed on them. The incident occurred in Myburgh Street, Capital Park at approximately 15h55 on Friday, 11 August 2023.
Deputy chief Charles Mabaso, public information and liaison officer for the City of Tshwane Emergency Services, said, “Rescue technicians used two backhoe loaders to create a stable sloped access, which were secured with shoring equipment to create a safe access for technicians to remove the bodies. The recovery of the three males aged between 20 and 35 years took more than twelve hours because of the unstable ground.”
Mabaso added, “One contract worker was transported to a nearby hospital with moderate to serious injuries, while two escaped with no injuries from a trench estimated to be six metres deep and four metres wide. The workers are employees of a contractor that in contracted to the City of Tshwane and were busy with repair work of a sewage line in Capital Park.”
“The names of the victims have not yet been released pending the notification of their families by the South African Police Services (SAPS) who are also on the scene. The scene was handed over to the SAPS for further investigation once the bodies were recovered.”
Source: Deputy chief Charles Mabaso, public information and liaison officer, City of Tshwane Emergency Services
Deputy chief Charles Mabaso, public information and liaison officer for the City of Tshwane Emergency Services, said, “Rescue technicians used two backhoe loaders to create a stable sloped access, which were secured with shoring equipment to create a safe access for technicians to remove the bodies. The recovery of the three males aged between 20 and 35 years took more than twelve hours because of the unstable ground.”
Mabaso added, “One contract worker was transported to a nearby hospital with moderate to serious injuries, while two escaped with no injuries from a trench estimated to be six metres deep and four metres wide. The workers are employees of a contractor that in contracted to the City of Tshwane and were busy with repair work of a sewage line in Capital Park.”
“The names of the victims have not yet been released pending the notification of their families by the South African Police Services (SAPS) who are also on the scene. The scene was handed over to the SAPS for further investigation once the bodies were recovered.”
Source: Deputy chief Charles Mabaso, public information and liaison officer, City of Tshwane Emergency Services