Italian Project Manager Dies In Collapsed Central Hospital Building In Benin

Mr Francis Evboumwan, the Commissioner for Works in Edo, on Tuesday confirmed that an Italian project manager died in the building under construction that collapsed at the Benin Central Hospital on Monday.

Evboumwan, who announced the death to newsmen in Benin, said the man was a worker with Sincies Chimentin Ltd, the construction company handling the project.

He said the late expatriate, who was trapped alongside other workers on Monday, was pulled out of the debris in the night.

He said that the construction had been suspended in the hospital, which belongs to the state government until full investigation was concluded.

Meanwhile, the body of the late expatriate has been deposited in the morgue at the Stella Obasanjo Memorial Hospital, Benin.