Tunis - Three people were killed and five others are still missing following the collapse of a factory in Hammam-Sousse, 160 kilometres (100 miles) south of Tunis, a report said Saturday.

Early indications were that 15 people were injured and three rescued from the rubble of the building, according to the Tunisian news agency TAP.

The accident happened when a new floor under construction collapsed at the furniture factory, which employs around 200 people, local sources were quoted as saying, and the casualty list could grow. - AFP