How To Not Build Bridges..

[Sensei]

Engineering: How To NOT Build Bridges..

 

More info

http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/binnenland/terugblik-dit-gebeurde-alphen-aan-den-rijn

 

Good that nobody died.

Edited August 4, 2015 by Sensei

[CaptainPanic]

Dutch media (it happened in the Netherlands) report that there were no injuries or fatalities, except for a dog who didn't make it.

 

Some people got extremely lucky getting away from that. Have a look at this security camera footage of one of the streets near the accident. It's a small miracle that nobody got hurt when you see how many were in or near the place where the crane came down.

[Phi for All]

The guy in the blue shirt, sitting next to his car, is the luckiest man I've ever seen in real life. It's amazing he wasn't hurt being so close, and seated.

 

I hope it wasn't his dog.

[CaptainPanic]

According to the news, the guy in the blue shirt was actually sitting in a small pit, doing some maintenance work on underground cables (internet or phone cables).

 

And in a sad turn of events, today the mayor of the town (called "Alphen aan den Rijn") complained in the Dutch media (in Dutch, obviously) about tourists who want to see the destruction with their own eyes, who climb into people's (private) gardens, and climb onto cars to get a good photo of the accident. About half the twitter updates (in Dutch) from the municipality are requests to not get in the way of the emergency services and investigation teams...

 

That's what you get in 2015 if your accident goes viral on the internet. People will travel to the spot, to take a selfie, so that they can get many likes.

[StringJunky]

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That's what you get in 2015 if your accident goes viral on the internet. People will travel to the spot, to take a selfie, so that they can get many likes.

Yes, pass the sick bucket.