Mobile crane crashes through bungalow’s roof

  • The 27-tonne mobile crane was attempting to lift a load over a bungalow in Basingstoke, Hampshire
  • Supplies were being delivered to the building site when the massive crane over balanced at 9.50am today 
  • The machine’s operator was left stranded in mid air as the machine balanced precariously against the house
  • Fortunately, the dirver and all of the construction workers on the site managed to escape without injury  

A 27-tonne telescopic mobile crane has crushed the side of a house after it toppled over while lifting a load earlier today. 

The driver of the massive machine was trapped in his cab following the accident in Basingstoke, Hampshire, shortly before 10am. 

The crane was reaching over the top of a bungalow when it became unbalanced and the telescopic boom crashed through the roof. 

 

The crane driver was attempting to reach over the top of an extension when his 27-tonne machine dramatically tipped over

The crane smashed through a portable toilet at the edge of the building site which was thankfully unoccupied at the time

The crane smashed through a portable toilet at the edge of the building site which was thankfully unoccupied at the time

The fire brigade were forced to use an aerial platform to release the driver who was trapped mid air in the cab

The fire brigade were forced to use an aerial platform to release the driver who was trapped mid air in the cab

The 27-tonne machine also destroyed the front wall of the property and crushed a portable toilet used by the builders on the site. Thankfully, the toilet was not occupied when the massive machine toppled over. 

Firefighters were forced to use an aerial platform to release the machine’s operator who was uninjured. 

Fortunately, no one was in the house at the time of the incident, which is now being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive. 

Police, ambulance and the fire brigade all attended the scene. 

A second crane was later brought in to remove the first one from on top of the bungalow. 

The incident happened at Pitman Close, Basingstoke. The crane crushed a section of the property’s front wall and part of the roof which was under construction. 

Five units of Basingstoke Fire Station attended the scene including the aerial platform. 

According to Hampshire Fire Service: ‘The Aerial Ladder Platform was used to help extricate the man trapped in the cab who fortunately escaped injury.

‘After the stop message at 11:06 one crew remained on the scene for vehicle and building stabilisation.’

The incident happened at Pitman Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire at 9.50am. Fortunately, nobody was injured 

The incident happened at Pitman Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire at 9.50am. Fortunately, nobody was injured 

Despite the dramatic scenes, the driver of the crane was rescued by the fire brigade completely unharmed 

Despite the dramatic scenes, the driver of the crane was rescued by the fire brigade completely unharmed 

A second mobile crane was brought in to remove the stricken machine to allow the road to reopen 

A second mobile crane was brought in to remove the stricken machine to allow the road to reopen 

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