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| Man dies, teenager seriously injured in Brisbane crane collapse | Man dies, teenager seriously injured in Brisbane crane collapse |
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| A man has been killed and his teenage son critically injured after a crane collapsed at a construction site in inner city Brisbane. | A man has been killed and his teenage son critically injured after a crane collapsed at a construction site in inner city Brisbane. |
| The man, 41, and the teenager, 17, were in the bucket of the crane taking professional photos of the site at Newstead when the accident happened about 7pm on Monday. | The man, 41, and the teenager, 17, were in the bucket of the crane taking professional photos of the site at Newstead when the accident happened about 7pm on Monday. |
| A man has died and another is fighting for his life after a crane collapsed onto a street in Brisbane @sunriseon7 pic.twitter.com/AcdCN4rDNB | A man has died and another is fighting for his life after a crane collapsed onto a street in Brisbane @sunriseon7 pic.twitter.com/AcdCN4rDNB |
| The man was killed and his son suffered serious leg injuries. | The man was killed and his son suffered serious leg injuries. |
| Workplace health and safety officials will investigate the accident. | Workplace health and safety officials will investigate the accident. |
| “The boom of the crane was fully extended and tragically the crane has toppled over, causing the death of one person and seriously injuring another that were in the bucket of the crane,” acting police inspector Rob Campbell told ABC radio. | “The boom of the crane was fully extended and tragically the crane has toppled over, causing the death of one person and seriously injuring another that were in the bucket of the crane,” acting police inspector Rob Campbell told ABC radio. |
| The ambulance service said the man died from very significant injuries and the 17-year-old suffered lower limb injuries. | The ambulance service said the man died from very significant injuries and the 17-year-old suffered lower limb injuries. |
| Witness James Small said he became concerned about the crane’s stability before it collapsed. | Witness James Small said he became concerned about the crane’s stability before it collapsed. |
| “It was based in what I would consider to be a fairly loose-patch soil base. I was concerned at that point myself,” he told the ABC. | “It was based in what I would consider to be a fairly loose-patch soil base. I was concerned at that point myself,” he told the ABC. |
| “I was standing at the front of the office when it collapsed, it fell. I believe that the stabilisers had given way on one side.” | “I was standing at the front of the office when it collapsed, it fell. I believe that the stabilisers had given way on one side.” |
| Small said it was a harrowing to witness the accident and the teenager had been screaming in agony. | |
| He said people had tried to resuscitate the older man while also trying to work out how to move parts of the crane. | |
| “But the weight of this material was physically impossible to lift,” he said. |