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Crewe crane collapse: people trapped in wreckage, police say Crewe crane collapse: two men dead and one seriously injured, say police
(about 2 hours later)
Three people have been trapped after a crane collapsed in Cheshire. Two men have been killed following a crane collapse at a building site in Crewe, police said on Wednesday night.
Firefighters were called to Phoenix Leisure Park on Dunwoody Way in Crewe shortly after 4.30pm on Wednesday. Another man, believed to be the crane driver, was taken to Royal Stoke hospital with serious injuries that Cheshire police said were not thought to be life-threatening.
One man, believed to be the crane driver, was released and taken to hospital by air ambulance, Cheshire fire and rescue service said. Firefighters were called to Phoenix Leisure Park on Dunwoody Way in Crewe at about 4.30pm. They were able to free one man, who was taken to hospital by air ambulance, Cheshire fire and rescue service said.
Crewe police wrote on Facebook: “A crane has collapsed trapping three people underneath, emergency services are working at the scene.” Ch supt Matt Welsted described it as a “truly tragic incident” and said the bodies of the two men who died would shortly be recovered from the scene.
One fire engine from Crewe and one from Winsford attended, along with the major incident unit from Winsford, according to the fire service. He asked anyone with video of the scene to “respect the families of those involved”, adding: “Our deepest condolences go out to the families affected at this extremely difficult time.”
A spokesman for the North West ambulance service said it was “a police-led incident”. The occupants of a house damaged by the falling crane were not injured and have been relocated while the investigation into the incident continued.
Dunwoody Way is currently closed at the junction with West Street near to Morrisons, Cheshire police said. Motorists should avoid the area.