A Dutch man who was seriously injured when a hotel collapsed in western Germany, killing two people, has been placed in an artificial coma, police said on Sunday.
“His condition is not good,” said a police spokesman, adding that the man was being treated in the intensive care unit in Trier.
The man was one of seven people trapped in the rubble when a floor of a multi-story hotel in the town of Kröv, about 100 kilometers west of Frankfurt, collapsed on Tuesday evening, trapping 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 from the scene of the accident immediately, while the seven, including the Dutchman’s wife and their two-year-old son, could only be rescued after they had been trapped under the rubble for several hours.
Clean-up operations continued on Sunday and, according to a police spokesman, rubble and debris were still being removed from the accident site.
He could not say how long the demolition of the building would take.
The cause of the accident is still unclear. The public prosecutor’s office has begun investigations and appointed an expert to clarify how the accident could have occurred.
Kröv is located on the Moselle in one of Germany’s most important wine-growing regions and is popular with holidaymakers who want to explore the lush hills.
