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| Netherlands crane collapse: Criminal investigation launched into incident that left buildings crushed and one man hospitalised | Netherlands crane collapse: Criminal investigation launched into incident that left buildings crushed and one man hospitalised |
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| A criminal investigation has been launched into the dramatic collapse of two cranes in the Netherlands that left a row of houses crushed and saw one man rushed to hospital. | A criminal investigation has been launched into the dramatic collapse of two cranes in the Netherlands that left a row of houses crushed and saw one man rushed to hospital. |
| The crash on Monday saw two towering cranes stood on a floating pontoon in the city of Alphen aan den Rijn slowly topple over while transferring a new section of a bridge across a river as part of restoration work. | The crash on Monday saw two towering cranes stood on a floating pontoon in the city of Alphen aan den Rijn slowly topple over while transferring a new section of a bridge across a river as part of restoration work. |
| The cranes fell into a row of houses and local shops, crushing the buildings beneath them, while one man was taken to hospital with a hip injury. | The cranes fell into a row of houses and local shops, crushing the buildings beneath them, while one man was taken to hospital with a hip injury. |
| Prosecutors said in a statement that three people involved in the bridge restoration had voluntarily visited police and were now being treated as possible suspects. | Prosecutors said in a statement that three people involved in the bridge restoration had voluntarily visited police and were now being treated as possible suspects. |
| One man was pulled from the rubble on Monday night as rescue teams with sniffer dogs prepared to work late into the night. | One man was pulled from the rubble on Monday night as rescue teams with sniffer dogs prepared to work late into the night. |
| Ton Koot, a spokesman for the fire department, said on Monday night: “We hope that the number of victims stays at this one man who was taken to hospital with hip problems.” | |
| Rescuers have since said they are confident that no one else is trapped underneath the collapsed buildings. | Rescuers have since said they are confident that no one else is trapped underneath the collapsed buildings. |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |