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Scaffold collapse causes London traffic chaos

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Scaffolding from a building development in Hayes, West London collapsed on Wednesday afternoon (September 30), causing local road closures and heavy traffic in the area.

The structure, surrounding an apartment block under construction, in Station Road collapsed at around 1pm.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed the incident happened at 12.53pm. There were no injuries and work is under way to remove the scaffolding from the road.

 

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