Three dead after building site accident in Lausanne

At least three people lost their lives after scaffolding collapsed on Friday at a building side in Prilly, Lausanne. According to latest information, all of the victims were construction workers, the Vaud cantonal police said on Friday afternoon. In addition, four people were seriously injured and four others suffered moderate or minor injuries. One of the seriously injured was taken by helicopter to Geneva University Hospital. Six others had to be treated at Lausanne University Hospital. Police spokesman Jean-Christophe Sauterel told the French news agency AFP that they were still looking for one or two further missing persons. The accident was reported to emergency services at 9:22am on Friday. The workers were building the “Prilly Phare” in the west of Lausanne – a 19-storey wooden residential tower set to contain 96 apartments. The “Malley Lumières” shopping centre is being extended by 14 storeys on its western side for the project. Want to read our weekly top stories?