Two men seriously injured in fall from house roof

Two men were seriously injured after falling several metres from the roof of a house under construction in Vorarlberg on Tuesday evening, ORF reported.

The 37-year-old owner of the house and a 33-year-old man are believed to have slipped on the wet roof at about 7 p.m., police said.

Both men were taken to hospital. One was admitted to the State Hospital in Feldkirch, while the other was taken to the Cantonal Hospital in St Gallen, Switzerland.