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| 2 trapped after crane collapses at Cheshire building site – police (PHOTOS) | 2 trapped after crane collapses at Cheshire building site – police (PHOTOS) |
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| Two people are trapped after a crane collapsed at a building site in Crewe, northern England. A third person has been rescued and airlifted from the scene. | Two people are trapped after a crane collapsed at a building site in Crewe, northern England. A third person has been rescued and airlifted from the scene. |
| Emergency services including two fire engines and the national police air support are on the scene, according to Cheshire police. The site has been closed off. | Emergency services including two fire engines and the national police air support are on the scene, according to Cheshire police. The site has been closed off. |
| It is not yet clear where the people are trapped. | It is not yet clear where the people are trapped. |
| One man, believed to be the crane driver, has been airlifted to hospital with unconfirmed injuries. The condition of the other two trapped victims remains unknown. | One man, believed to be the crane driver, has been airlifted to hospital with unconfirmed injuries. The condition of the other two trapped victims remains unknown. |
| Meanwhile, a parent and child, who were in a nearby house damaged by the falling crane, were hospitalized as a precaution. | |
| The crane collapsed at a new housing development near Morrisons supermarket on Dunwoody Way in the centre of the town at 4:30pm local time, according to the police statement. | The crane collapsed at a new housing development near Morrisons supermarket on Dunwoody Way in the centre of the town at 4:30pm local time, according to the police statement. |
| Police are asking the public to avoid the area, and say the Health and Safety Executive has been informed. | Police are asking the public to avoid the area, and say the Health and Safety Executive has been informed. |