3 killed over constructions collapse in northern Turkey

Three workers were killed, and three others were injured due to a collapse of mosque constructions in Turkey's northern province of Samsun on Saturday, local broadcaster CNN Turk reported.

The incident took place approximately at 12:00 p.m. local time when concrete was being poured at a mosque construction site in Atakum district.

Ambulances, firefighters and rescue crews from the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority were dispatched to the scene.

The collapse occurred in dome part of the mosque, the governor of Samsun Ibrahim Sahin said.

Three wounded workers were taken to the hospital, and the bodies of three other were reached later by rescue teams. Endit