Three workers dramatically rescued after a crane crashed into a building leaving them clinging onto a broken platform high above the ground
- Emergency crews were called to Ryrie Street, Geelong, after a crane collapsed
- Three men were trapped on a broken elevator platform around 15m in the air
- Rescuers used a tele-boom to free the men, one of whom had an injured hand
Three workers were dramatically rescued after the crane they were on collapsed and they left clinging to a broken platform in the air.
Emergency services were called to Ryrie Street in Geelong at around 8.45am on Tuesday after the crane collapsed.
The three men were trapped 15m in the air on a broken elevator platform.
Three workers were dramatically rescued after the crane they were on collapsed on Tuesday
Aerial pictures of the rescue show the workers clinging to a platform as it dangled perilously against a tall office building.
A County Fire Authority spokesman told Daily Mail Australia that emergency crews used a tele-boom to rescue the men.
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'We were called to Ryrie Street at about 8.45am after a crane collapsed and was leaning against a building,' the spokesman said. 'The men were 15m in the air.'
After the rescue, one was treated for an injured hand at the scene, the spokesman said.
The three men were left clinging to a broken elevator platform around 15m in the air
Emergency crews used a tele-boom to rescue the men and one was treated for an injured hand
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