Tipped crane drops concrete onto nearby car.
The Labour Department is investigating a crane crash in Christchurch’s red zone that sent a “massive” block of concrete into a nearby vehicle.
The crane was removing exterior precast panels at a Hereford St demolition site on Saturday afternoon when it fell forward, toppling between two buildings and causing a slab of concrete to hit the ground.
The incident damaged a car and startled shoppers at the nearby Re:Start container mall.
Witness Mark McLaren said when the massive slab of concrete hit the ground, the ground shook so much that people thought there had been another earthquake.
“We ran up to the fence and asked if anyone was hurt and the guys were fine, just shaken up. The concrete panel was massive and there was a car underneath.
“If anyone was in it they would have been goners.”
The demolition site was being managed by Naylor Love Construction.
Naylor Love Canterbury regional manager Pete Lockhart said it was investigating the accident. “We don’t know what’s fully happened, so we have to have a look and see,” he said.
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