A labourer identified as Paul Samuel has revealed the last painful words that his workmate told him when he knew no one could save him from the collapsed Riverside building.
While making his revelation, Paul indicated that he had worked at the site for two months, but what he saw on the morning of Saturday, November 14, 2026, will never leave his mind.
Paul stated that on the fateful day the building collapsed, it started like any other hard morning at the Riverside building site. No one would have imagined about the tragedy that was about to strike.
He indicated that he woke up tired and went to work and his colleagues too were very tired because they had poured concrete the day before. Some of them said they did not want to go inside the building that was still under construction but in the end, they all went in.
As per his remarks, Paul claimed that there was no water at the site and as a result he and six other workers decided to carry heavy cement with their hands to the back of the site.
However, at around 11:30 in the morning when Paul had just turned to go and take another load, everything went wrong after he heard a loud scream before he saw people running past him.
He claimed that a few seconds later, a big pile of big stones and iron sheets fell down to the ground with a loud crash. As per his remarks, there was dust everywhere and people who were at the scene were all running for their lives.
As that was happening, Paul stated that he saw one of his workmates stuck under a very big stone before he rushed and tried to save him.
Paul claimed that he pulled the stone with all his strength trying to lift it and save his colleague but all his effort was in vain. As per his remarks, the stone did not move at all as it was too heavy and no one was near to help him lift it.
That is when the stuck colleague knew no one could save him and it was his final moments. He indicated that stuck worker looked at him and said his last final words "Paul, I am going."
A screenshot from the source.
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