A Dutch man who was seriously injured in the collapse of a hotel in western Germany that killed two people has been placed in an induced coma, police said on Sunday.
“His condition is not good,” a police spokesman said, adding that the man is being treated in intensive care in the city of Trier.
The man was one of seven people trapped under rubble on Tuesday evening after a floor of a hotel collapsed in the town of Kröv, about 100 kilometres west of Frankfurt. There were 14 people inside.
Two people were killed in the incident: a 64-year-old woman and the 59-year-old hotel owner.
Five people were able to escape immediately, but the remaining seven, including the Dutch man’s wife and their 2-year-old son, were only rescued after being trapped under the rubble for several hours.
According to the police spokesperson, clean-up efforts continued on Sunday and debris and rubble were still being removed from the site.
He could not say how long it would take to demolish the building.
The cause of the accident is still unclear. The Public Prosecution Service has launched an investigation and appointed an expert to investigate how the accident could have happened.
Situated on the Mosel River in one of Germany’s best wine-growing regions, Kröv is popular with holidaymakers who come to explore the lush hills.
