Two workers were killed and another seriously injured, Thursday morning, in the collapse of a trench at a construction site for a housing estate near Fez, it was learned from local authorities.

The accident occurred around 10:00 am at a construction site for a housing estate in the perimeter of the rural commune of Aîn Kansara (Moulay Yaacoub province), when three workers were surprised by the collapse of a trench, the same source specifies.

The lifeless bodies of the two victims were transferred to the morgue of the Ghessani hospital.

An investigation has been opened to elucidate the circumstances of the collapse.