Crane drops air-conditioning unit on pedestrian!
Published: 26 September 2008 14:26 Author: Rhiannon Hoyle More by this Author Last Updated: 26 September 2008 14:42
"""A woman was in a serious condition in hospital today after an air-conditioning unit fell on her head as she stood at a bus stop.
The unit is believed to have fallen from the Prospect House building site on to the unnamed woman, thought to be in her mid-20s, as she waited on York Road, near London's Waterloo railway station, causing her severe head injuries.
Initial reports suggest the unit may have fallen from a crane, an HSE spokesman said.
Police cordoned off the street after the incident, which happened at around 9.10am.
London Ambulance Service sent an air ambulance, road ambulance and motorcycle fast response unit to the scene.
The woman was taken to King's College Hospital by road ambulance with head, arm and leg injuries, but her condition was not life-threatening, an ambulance service spokeswoman said.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the incident, and has sent inspectors to the scene."""
Published: 26 September 2008 14:26 Author: Rhiannon Hoyle More by this Author Last Updated: 26 September 2008 14:42
"""A woman was in a serious condition in hospital today after an air-conditioning unit fell on her head as she stood at a bus stop.
The unit is believed to have fallen from the Prospect House building site on to the unnamed woman, thought to be in her mid-20s, as she waited on York Road, near London's Waterloo railway station, causing her severe head injuries.
Initial reports suggest the unit may have fallen from a crane, an HSE spokesman said.
Police cordoned off the street after the incident, which happened at around 9.10am.
London Ambulance Service sent an air ambulance, road ambulance and motorcycle fast response unit to the scene.
The woman was taken to King's College Hospital by road ambulance with head, arm and leg injuries, but her condition was not life-threatening, an ambulance service spokeswoman said.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the incident, and has sent inspectors to the scene."""
