A construction worker cheated death after a crane toppled over, narrowly missing him, in a terrifying scene in China.
Heart-stopping security footage shows the moment the crane, which was working on the 23rd floor of a high-rise building, comes crashing to the ground.
The noise of the crane falling over was described as “sounding like an earthquake,” according to nearby residents close to the high-rise building in the city of Nanjing, Jiangsu province, in eastern China, local media reported.
The moment a crane collapsed in China, narrowly missing a construction worker. Newsflare
The crane was working 23rd floor of a high-rise building before it came crashing to the ground. Newsflare
The noise of the crane falling over was described as “sounding like an earthquake,” according to nearby residents. NewsflareIn the security video, the boom of the crane — described as being some 80 feet long — comes smashing to the ground, hitting some construction materials.
The construction worker, who was on his phone when the crane collapsed, curls up in the corner and manages to escape unscathed.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Other than the damage to the crane itself, there were no casualties or structural damage to the surrounding building, Nanjing traffic police said.
