Sandton City suffered a structural collapse on Wednesday according to reports by EWN.

The details of the collapse are unclear but according to the news site a section of the roof connecting the banking mall in Sandton City and the Nelson Mandela Square caved in, injuring one shopper.

ER24’S Werner Vermaak told EWN, “Parts of the roof debris fell on top of her and she sustained possible fracture to her ankle and a deep cut. She was stabilised at the scene and later transported to hospital.”

Chaos erupted as shoppers tried to navigate their way through the rubble.

–EWN