16 injured when deck collapses in Sikeston

Sixteen people were injured when a residential deck collapsed under them in Sikeston, Missouri, on Friday night.

At roughly 9 p.m., the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a call to the 100 block of North Ridge Road, according to a news release from the department. More than 20 people were celebrating an event on the deck, the release stated, and the deck collapsed when a group congregated around an expectant mother to congratulate her.

Several family members, including two expectant mothers, fell nearly 15 feet to the ground.

Sixteen people were injured in the fall, according to the release. Most were minor injuries, but some sustained broken limbs, lacerations and back injuries.

The expectant mothers who fell are expected to recover without complications, the release stated.

Fifteen people were transported to Missouri Delta Medical Center and the other was transported to a hospital in Cape Girardeau, according to the release.

The cause of the structural failure has not yet been determined, the release stated.

Pertinent address:

Sikeston, Mo.