The age of the building and the condition of the wall are some of the factors that contributed to the collapse of the structure. Engineering professionals argue that the wall could not support the wooden hoarding that Grocon had mounted to its front side. This made it possible for the high winds that came at the time of the accident to hasten the decrepitude of the wall. This amounted to the tragic collapse of the Swanston wall that ended up killing three pedestrians, Alexander Jones, his sister Bridget Jones and a French researcher Dr Marie-Faith Fiawoo. The Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) had constructed the wall over twenty years ago, but has been deteriorating in its stature overtime (Devic & Rolfe 2013). Surprisingly, the City Council of Melbourne and the Urban Design Departments had these facts in their records. These concerned authorities just ignored the fact that this wall would collapse any time, thus risking the lives of the people of Melbourne and construction employees. The nineteen-year-old Melbourne University student, Alex Jones died while he was trying to save his sister from the collapsing wall. The rescuing team took her sister Bridget to the hospital where she tried to fight for her life, but she could not survive. Bricks and debris that constructors used in building the wall crushed the three passers-by along a footpath close to the advertisement board. The present status of the Swanston accident has led to four separate probes to investigate the cause of the accident, and, if possible, prosecute those responsible for the act. According to professional design engineers, Melbourne’s City Council and the Urban Designers are responsible for this accident. In the first instance, urban developers gave ago ahead on the construction of the wall in the 1970s using different bricks, which further weakened the structure (Cunningham 2012). In addition, the city council had full knowledge of the hoisting of the advertisement board that was far much higher than the weak wall. The council neglected the fact that the wooden board would at one time be dangerous to the citizens, as they could not control the design within the outdoor sign industry. The city council did not put in mind the importance of safety in design as well as the necessity of making the public aware of the conditions of the wall. Around the time of the collapse, the wall had large cracks that were not visible to the public since the advertisement board had blocked it. This was evident four months before the tragedy occurred, with plants growths on the footings of the wall. In terms of shearing, the cracks created points of weakness on the wall and the wooden hoarding accelerated the shearing process. Therefore, the 100km/h wind gusts in the neighboring areas was enough to topple the wall. The Thursday 3.00pm westerly winds are contributory factors to the collapse of the Swanston Street Wall. Built in late 1960s, the wall has remained with no renovation until the occurrence of the incident (Rolfe 2013). This structure has been a major health and safety hazard for employees and the public, until after the incident did Grocon Construction Company agreed to bring down the remaining part. Negligence by the Grocon to give the weak wall due attention also contributed to the fall of the wall along Swanton Street in Melbourne’s CBD. Ethically, Grocon did n