8 Jul 2011

Stadium roof collapses

5:43 am on 8 July 2011

A roof has collapsed at a football stadium in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen.

The accident happened during building work at the ground of top Dutch football team FC Twente city of Enschede. The victims are thought to be construction workers.

The roof fell on top of a bank of seats behind one of the goals - Dutch media say two girders had buckled.

Enschede mayor Peter den Oudsten said sniffer dogs were being used to check if anybody else was still trapped.

The BBC reports no match was being played at the time. The stadium - called Grolsch Veste - is being expanded to accommodate 32,000 fans ahead of the autumn season.