One person was reported killed and 10 more taken to hospital after a sports stadium roof collapsed during off-season construction work in the Dutch town of Enschede.
Peter den Oudsten, the town’s mayor, says a total of 14 people were injured when the roof at the southern end of the FC Twente stadium collapsed.
Initial reports said people were trapped in the wreckage.
The roof is reported to have collapsed after two support beams buckled, although the reason why this happened is not yet known.
Pictures taken from outside the ground, which lies to the north-west of the centre of the town of Enschede, show a large section of the roof has collapsed.
The structure has fallen onto a bank of red seats already in place behind the goal.
Elsewhere, twisted metal lay hanging over the edge of the corner of the stand, with a building site below.
Renovation work was being carried out as part of the club’s development of their stadium to a 32,000-seat arena. The capacity was just 13,500 when the Enschede side moved to the venue in 1998.
FC Twente, who finished second in the Eredivisie last season and won the Dutch Cup, were until 2010 managed by the former England manager, Steve McClaren.
Agencies