A BRIT tourist has been rushed to hospital following a building cornice plunging onto a terrace table.
The woman had been eating breakfast when the slab of building in Menorca crumbled and dropped to the ground.
Three women were injured following a building cornice collapse in Menorca Credit: Solarpix
Emergency services rushed to the scene to assist on Sunday morning Credit: Solarpix
The 65-year-old was rushed to hospital alongside two female Greek nationals – aged 37 and 38.
Two of the victims sustained head wounds and broken bones following the horror ordeal on Sunday.
Just before 11am, the three women had been sitting on a cafe terrace in Placa Nova in Ciutadella – at the westernmost end of the holiday island.
The decorative cornice then suddenly collapsed above the trio.
Police have since launched an investigation Credit: Solarpix
The area was cordoned off to the public as firefighters worked to secure the remaining part of the building Credit: Solarpix
Ambulance crews assisted them before they were taken to the nearby Juaneda Hospital.
There has not yet been an official update on the conditions of the three injured women.
also raced to the scene and cordoned off the area to the public.
Building debris was still scattered across the ground as firefighters began to secure the remaining building facade.
Cops have launched an official into the building collapse.
On Monday morning, the Ciutadella Town Hall released a public statement.
“Yesterday morning at 11am, the 112 emergency service received an alert reporting the collapse of part of a cornice from a building located in Plaça Nova,” it read.
“Three people who were on the terrace of an establishment were injured and transferred to Juaneda Hospital in an uncertain condition. The emergency services responded immediately.
“In less than a minute, several local police units that were already in the area, in Cathedral Square and Born Square, were at the scene,” the statement continued.
“The council extends its full support and best wishes for recovery to the injured individuals and their families.”
The horror ordeal comes after a ceiling collapse at the three-star Poseidon Palace Hotel in Benidorm.
The April 5 incident saw sections of plasterboard and air conditioning ducts collapse onto an estimated 60 guests who were eating in the hotel’s dining room.
Five people needed hospital treatment – all aged between 33 and 80.
An eight-year-old child and a 78-year-old man were also given medical assistance at the scene.
Just days later,when the floor caved in at the Rey Don Jaime Hotel in Santa Ponsa in Majorca.
Guests were eating dinner at the time of the ordeal.
More than 150 people were evacuated in the aftermath.
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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