One dead after mall roof collapse during construction

a 25-year-old construction worker was killed when the roof of centurion mall in pretoria collapsed on wednesday night, pretoria police said on thursday.

police spokesman captain piletji sebola said the man's body was discovered in the rubble at about 10pm on wednesday and retrieved at 1.30am. a case of culpable homicide is being investigated.

the mall was trading as usual on thursday and the area where the incident occurred has been cordoned off pending an investigation, the mall's marketing manager sonelia du preez said.

part of the roof on the south side of the parking area, about 30 by 40 metres in extent, collapsed shortly before 5pm on wednesday while construction workers were busy on it.

centurion mall's owners and management expressed their condolences to the family and loved ones of the construction worker.