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Netherlands crane collapse: 20 hurt in Alphen aan den Rijn | Netherlands crane collapse: 20 hurt in Alphen aan den Rijn |
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Two cranes employed to restore a bridge in the central Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn have collapsed on buildings, injuring at least 20 people, media say. | Two cranes employed to restore a bridge in the central Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn have collapsed on buildings, injuring at least 20 people, media say. |
Amateur video showed one crane trying to hoist a section of the Juliana Bridge and collapsing under the weight, bringing the second crane down with it. | Amateur video showed one crane trying to hoist a section of the Juliana Bridge and collapsing under the weight, bringing the second crane down with it. |
Dutch media said rescue workers were in contact with at least one person trapped in the rubble. | |
Images on Dutch media showed a row of crushed buildings. | Images on Dutch media showed a row of crushed buildings. |
The images and video were carried on the Volkskrant website. | The images and video were carried on the Volkskrant website. |
Witness Dick van Smirren, who filmed the incident, told the NOS national broadcaster: "You see the cloud of dust rise - that is a terrible image and you think: 'Who is under there?' You can't believe what you see." | |
De Volkskrant said a Dutch team normally used for earthquakes and other disasters had been sent to the scene. | |
A large number of people were at the site watching the bridge operation when the accident happened. | A large number of people were at the site watching the bridge operation when the accident happened. |
Ton Koot, a spokesman for the local fire brigade, told NOS that heavy machinery had been moved in to help with the rescue work. | |
He had no more information on the condition of those injured. | He had no more information on the condition of those injured. |
One of the two cranes, linked together on a pontoon, was lifting a vast steel ramp that forms the central bridge span when it toppled, taking the other crane with it a few seconds later. | |
Amateur video showed people jumping from the pontoon, with screams heard in the background. | Amateur video showed people jumping from the pontoon, with screams heard in the background. |
NOS said that the cranes had hit two shops. | |
A survey in 2010 had shown the bridge over the Rhine to be in poor condition. Its renovation began this spring and was expected to take all summer. | |
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