TEHRAN — Tunnel wall collapse at a subway construction site in the central city of Qom on Thursday morning claimed three lives and left six injured, ISNA news agency reported.

The unfortunate incident took place at about 11 a.m. around Vali-Asr square of Qom subway construction site and following the collapse a group of construction crews got trapped under the rubble.

Rescue and relief forces along with emergency medical services teams soon attended the scene and started searching through the rubble for survivors.

Six individuals including five construction crew members and one of the rescue forces were found alive and transferred to the hospital. Furthermore three bodies are discovered.

Details on how the accident occurred are not out yet.

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