Scaffold accident kills two workers

AN accident at the Safari Hotel in Windhoek yesterday resulted in the death of two construction workers.

The men, who can only be identified once their families have been informed, were employees of local company RB Renovations. The company has been renovating the Safari Hotel for the past five months.At the time of their death, the two men were painting the external walls of one of the hotel’s buildings.The incident occurred just after the lunch hour, and according to the evidence at the scene, the men apparently fell five storeys.One of the two men was found with his body entangled between the bars of the broken scaffolding and glass.The company has been renovating the Safari Hotel for the past five months.At the time of their death, the two men were painting the external walls of one of the hotel’s buildings.The incident occurred just after the lunch hour, and according to the evidence at the scene, the men apparently fell five storeys.One of the two men was found with his body entangled between the bars of the broken scaffolding and glass.