At least five workers have been killed and four others injured when a wall at a construction project suddenly collapsed in the southern province of Vinh Long on Friday morning.

Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Tran Van Ron (left) instructs the rescue work at the accident site on March 15

There are still six or seven others buried in the debris, Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee Secretary, Tran Van Ron told local media at noon.

The tragic accident occurred at 10 am at a garment plant construction project of Bo Hsing Company, Ltd. at Hoa Phu Industrial Zone in Long Ho District.

"By 11 am, five bodies had been taken out and four injured people have been rushed to hospital, " Ron said. "Rescue forces are still trying to find the missing workers."

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.

Rescue forces look for the missing workers in the debris

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