Tragedy in Majorca: Four dead and multiple injured in beach club terrace collapse

The nationalities of the four victims who tragically lost their lives in the Spanish beach club collapse have been confirmed by the police.

Emergency services were called to the scene after reports that the first-floor terrace of the Medusa Beach Club restaurant in Majorca had collapsed. It has since been confirmed by Spanish authorities that two German women, aged 20 and 30, and a 33 year old Spanish woman who worked at the club, were among those who died.

Police also confirmed the death of a 44 year old Senegalese man, locally identified as Abdoulaye Diop, who was working as a doorman at the nightclub. The Mayor of Palma de Mallorca, Jaime Martinez, suggested to reporters that the tragedy on Thursday may have been caused by excess weight on the terrace.

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In addition to the fatalities, sixteen people were injured with five reported to be in a critical condition. The area was crowded with tourists at the time of the incident, according to reports.

Police could not confirm how many people were on the premises around 8:30pm

When the accident occurred local public television station, IB3, reported on Thursday night that there were people dancing on the terrace when it collapsed onto the floor below.

No official cause for the building's collapse has yet been given.

Locals were left in shock as the scene unfolded, likening it to a bomb explosion. Raul Pursnani, who runs Moda Meena next to Medusa Beach Club, recounted: "I was leaving my shop and was outside when everything came down all of a sudden. The noise was very loud and the impact was massive. The first floor collapsed onto the one below."

Santiago Aranda, out walking his dog