TRAFFIC ALERT: #Durbanbuildingcollapse forces road closure as search for missing people continues
It is unclear whether three people being sought includes the two who have been confirmed dead.
Chamberlain Road in Wentworth has been closed off to motorists after the #Durbanbuildingcollapse earlier today, 28 March.
READ: [MUST READ] Eyewitness recounts moments after Durban building collapses
Garrith Jamieson from Rescue Care paramedics said that emergency services personnel are meeting with the city authorities including Durban Search and Rescue, Durban Fire and SAPS on site, as they work out a plan of action to recover the bodies of people who have been reported missing.
It is unclear whether three people being sought includes the two who have been confirmed dead.
READ: Two confirmed dead at Jacobs building collapse site
#DurbanBuildingCollapse A building has collapsed trapping construction workers underneath it on Chamberlain Road in the #Bluff pic.twitter.com/qu3mMcrVXH
— Nushera Soodyal (@nushera) March 28, 2018
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Five injured people who were taken to hospital were all said to be in a serious condition.
Motorists urged to take alternative routes.
WATCH: Blue security on scene
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