Advertisement

Crane accident traps six near Halle

DDP/DPA/The Local
DDP/DPA/The Local - [email protected]
Crane accident traps six near Halle
Photo: DPA

A crane and 1,000-tonnes of scaffolding collapsed at a construction site south of Halle on Wednesday morning, temporarily trapping several workers and injuring 11 people, police said.

Advertisement

The accident occurred around 10:30 am along a stretch of a new high-speed ICE Erfurt-Halle/Leipzig train line in the state of Saxony-Anhalt between Halle and Döllnitz. Workers there are building an 8,600-metre bridge over a floodplain there.

According to the police, five workers were rescued with minor injuries while another six workers were trapped beneath the wreckage for some time before rescue services were able to dig them out.

Meanwhile rescue efforts were hampered by high water in the floodplain due to snow runoff, and some fire fighters were forced to approach the accident scene with life rafts and a hovercraft.

Those trapped under the wreckage suffered serious injuries.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also