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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.
A fire brigade official said rescue workers were trying to find out if anyone was still trapped. 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.
It said a Dutch team normally used for earthquakes and other disasters had been sent to the scene. 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 the NOS national broadcaster that heavy machinery had been moved in to help with the rescue work. 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.
NOS said that the cranes had hit two shops. 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.
The cranes appear to have been linked on a pontoon when they toppled over together.
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.
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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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