working on a bridge upgrade in the Netherlands
fell over and topple onto near by houses and
shops on Monday, in a dramatic moment that
captured on camera but cause no major injuries
Local authorities in the western town of Alphen
aan den Rijin said there were no victims in the
incident ,while local media reported that one
man had been plucked from the rubble complaining
of hip pain ,A dog was found dead among the
debris.
"While we did not dare hope it when we saw the
footage,at this point it seem there are no casualties
" Mayor Liesbeth Spies said in a statement
Initially ,firefighters had said about 20 people
had been wounded ,a figure they later reracted.
"Two cranes and the stretch of roadway they
were carrying fell on five Buildings in all
Ton Koot ,brigade spokesman for firefighters,
of the central Holland regions,told AFP
Rescue working with sniffer dogs rushed to the
scene and spent several hours combing through
the rubble for victims before calling off the
search around 11,00 pm (2100 GMT)
Dutch prosecutors have opened an investigation
into the accident and three people voluntarily
presented themselves to the local police station
in connection with the probe ,Dutch news
agency ANP reported,
A security perimeter has been set up around the
site ,leaving the resident fo 51 houses unable
to sleep in their homes tonight.
Mayor Spies said it was a terrible accident"
There is a lot material damage"she added The
cranes working from barges were renovating
the Queen Juliana Bridge a canal bridge dating
from the 1950s,when the first machine went
down
Unbalanced the extra load,the second crane
then collapsed as well
The drama was captured in amateur footage
shot by a local resident who was following
the progress of the bridge works from
his balcony AFP
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