- A huge crane toppled over backwards in the Adelaide Hills on Wednesday
- It crushed a ute parked nearby that was luckily unoccupied at the time
- Lesley Crescent is now closed as emergency services clean up the scene
Workers were lucky to escape injury after a tree chopping operation went south when a huge crane toppled over backwards in Adelaide on Wednesday morning.
The 80-tonne crane completely flattened a ute parked nearby at Crafers, in the Adelaide Hills, but luckily no one was inside.
The accident also brought down power lines, but no one was reported injured.
The crane toppled over backwards while workers were chopping trees in the Adelaide Hills on Wednesday morning
The crane crushed a ute parked nearby and brought down power lines but luckily nobody was injured
The huge vehicle was being used to trim tree branches at Lesley Crescent.
The Adelaide Hills street has been closed while emergency services undergo cleaning operations.
The street is closed while emergency services carry out clean-up operations
The ten-wheel vehicle spectacularly toppled over backwards during morning work
The 80-tonne crane was being used to trim tree branches at Lesley Crescent
The accident also brought down power lines, but no one was reported injured.