Durban - A builder repairing defects on a roof allegedly fell to his death in Morton Road, Seaview.
The builder fell approximately 25 metres on Tuesday afternoon just after 4pm said Garrith Jamieson, Managing Director of Rescue Care Paramedics.
"Paramedics arrived on the scene at a business address. They were escorted to the patient. They assessed a man lying on the ground. He had sustained multiple major injuries and showed no signs of life. The man was declared deceased on the scene. It is alleged the man was working on the roof when he fell to the ground,"Jamieson said.
Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane, a KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, said that Bellair police are investigating an inquest after a 42-year-old man from Seaview in Bellair allegedly fell from the roof. Zwane said he was certified dead at the scene.
The circumstances around the incident are being investigated. It is unclear if the man had been working alone or as part of a team.