Man dies, another rushed to hospital after wall collapses
A man has died and another has been rushed to hospital after a wall collapsed at West End.
A man has died and another has been rushed to hospital after a wall collapsed at West End Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were called to a Boundary St property about 8.45am after reports a retaining wall had given way at an industrial workplace.
A 45-year-old man was declared deceased at the scene.
A 19-year-old man trapped was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a stable condition with chest and leg injuries.
Inspector Christopher Pemberton praised the quick-thinking of officers and workers at the site, crediting them with saving the teenager’s life.
Insp Pemberton said the 19-year-old was trapped under concrete for 75 minutes.
“During that hour and a quarter the QFRS and QAS worked to free that gentleman,” Insp Pemberton said.
“There was a total of eight workers on site. The police and six of those workers had to remove concrete from the surviving male and in doing that they probably saved his life.
“He was left in situ due to the complexity of the entrapment. It’s a tragic thing to happen so close to Christmas.”
He said Workplace Health and Safety will be taking the lead on the investigation with assistance from QPS.
The two men are believed to be related.
Queensland Ambulance Service operations supervisor Elly Rienks said eight paramedic units attended the scene, including the High Acuity Response Unit and a medical director.
“It was quite a difficult extrication,” Ms Rienks said.
Ms Rienks said paramedics had to move the man slowly to prevent him going into shock, but were able to stabilise him in the ambulance.
“He was very lucky. His injuries were definitely severe,” she said.
Boundary Street is currently closed between Melbourne Street and Edmonton Street and motorists are advised to avoid the area.
Originally published as Man dies, another rushed to hospital after wall collapses
