A serious accident occurred in the Arabellapark in Munich.
A construction crane fell on an outbuilding of the HVB Tower.
Two people were seriously injured.
A serious accident literally shook the streets around the
Arabellapark in Munich.
At around
9:30 a.m.
on a construction site
, a
crane
fell
on the roof of an outbuilding of the HVB Tower, the headquarters of
Hypovereinsbank
.
The blow could be heard from afar.
Two construction workers were critically injured.
A reader made a
video of
the accident.
You can find it under the
update from 10.16 a.m.
Update, 1:03 p.m.:
New findings in the case of the
overturned crane in Munich
.
The police assume that the accident was caused by
material fatigue
.
Errors in dismantling can be ruled out, the police said on Thursday.
Instead, "signs of possible material fatigue" were found on the crane.
"The
steel girder has given in,
" said a spokesman.
How old the crane was was initially not known.
It should be dismantled and examined on Thursday to clarify the exact cause of the accident.
Crane fall in Munich: Police with new details on the course of the accident
Update of 22 October, 07:48:
The police Munich has a Wednesday night (October 21)
launched witnesses call
.
For the investigation, it is important to receive further image and video material of the crane fall.
Drama in Munich: Workers wrestle with their lives after a crane fall - police with a call
The
call of the police
in the wording:
“On October 21, 2020 at 9:30 am, there was a serious accident in the Arabellastraße.
A construction crane tipped from the roof of the building there onto the street.
Two construction workers were seriously injured in the incident.
The Munich police took over the investigation of the accident and asked for pictures or videos of the accident to be made available.
If the transmission of your media files does not work with this form, please contact your nearest police station.
Thanks for your support!"
The addendum of the police # Munich to today's #press report can be found here: https: //t.co/Jbtij3oWre And
another call from us.
If you have video or picture material on the course of the accident, please send it to us via the following link: https://t.co/cOCQNP1TOX pic.twitter.com/hRhNUgPC8p
- Police Munich (@PolizeiMuenchen) October 21, 2020
Update from October 21, 6:51 p.m.:
An
eyewitness
experienced the
crane accident
at
Arabellapark up
close: Actually,
Fabian Brandner
just
wanted to
enjoy his day off and go shopping in peace.
But then the 20-year-old firefighter saw the red construction crane wobble and crash into the building.
"You heard the
window panes
cracked, it was extremely loud." Brandner also sees a man falling into the depths.
The young firefighter does not hesitate for a moment and immediately rushes to the scene of the accident.
“I immediately dialed 112, but my colleagues already knew," says Brandner.
He arrives at the seriously injured person, but he cannot be contacted.
“Of course I tried to give first aid, but it's difficult in civilian clothes and without equipment,” says the 20-year-old.
Shortly afterwards, the emergency services arrive.
(Lisa-Marie Birnbeck)
4.13 p.m.:
Dramatic developments
in the case of the overturned crane at Arabellapark: Accordingly, the two seriously injured (30 and 32 years old)
are currently struggling with death
.
The exact circumstances remained unclear at first, but the fire brigade assumes that the 30 meter high crane overturned when it was dismantled.
Two construction workers were injured so badly that they had to be
artificially ventilated and taken
to clinics
with life-threatening injuries
.
Drama in Munich: seriously injured people struggle with death after falling from a crane
"One of them was the
crane operator
who was seriously injured and was lying on the roof," said a spokesman for the fire department.
The 40-year-old man was sitting a few meters above the floor in his cab when he was thrown out, a police spokesman said.
He was taken care of by the rescue workers directly on the roof before a helicopter pulled the stretcher with the injured person on a long line up and flew him to a hospital.
"The second fell over
with the crane and fell into a large container on the street,
" the fire department spokesman continued.
The boom of the crane had first thundered onto the flat roof, but then snapped off at the edge of the building and crashed into the street.
The boom, which was significantly longer than the five-story building, was bent and compressed several times.
1:03 p.m .: Here is a current statement from Hypovereinsbank:
“This morning around 9:30 am, an accident at work occurred on the construction site at the HVB Tower (Flachbau Nord) in Munich, Arabellastraße 12, as part of the facade renovation.
Unfortunately there are also injured.
All necessary rescue measures were initiated immediately.
We support the rescue workers in caring for the injured and all authorities involved, to the best of our ability.
We are also in contact with the responsible external companies who are working on clarifying the course of the accident and its consequences.
We hope that the injured will recover as soon as possible. "
11:24 a.m.:
A spokesman for the
Munich police
confirmed when
asked
that the investigations by the
Munich
Criminal
Police Office
into the cause of the accident have started.
The rescue operation itself is thus far over.
Nevertheless, there will probably be traffic obstructions around the Arabellapark for the whole day.
According to the Munich police, at least
Englschalkinger Strasse will remain closed until further notice.
It seems clear that something went wrong when the crane was dismantled.
What exactly is the subject of the investigation.
We also end our minute live ticker at this point.
As soon as there is new information, read it here immediately.
11.10 a.m.:
A spokesman for the
Munich fire brigade
can clarify the exact number of injured on request.
Accordingly, there are two
definitely seriously injured.
One was hit when the crane fell on the roof and was still
rescued
from the roof by
rescue helicopter
.
The other was seriously injured on the ground and
taken
to the hospital
by
ambulance
.
A third party was only slightly injured.
The
local building supervision of the city of Munich is
currently assessing
the accident site.
The mission continues.
11.00 a.m.:
The scene of the accident is now also clear.
The crane fell on an outbuilding of the
HVB Tower
, the corporate headquarters of
Hypovereinsbank.
10:43 a.m.:
A current picture of the scene shows the destruction after the accident.
The house that the crane crashed into is said to be around 30 to 40 meters high, according to the police.
Presumably there were problems with the counterweights when the crane was dismantled.
But so far this is speculation.
It is currently unclear whether there are more injuries.
The mission continues.
+
A current picture of the location.
The crane that crashed into the 30 to 40 meter high house can be clearly seen.
An outbuilding of the Unicredit headquarters.
© Stephan Rescher / News Munich
10:34 a.m
.: At the time of the accident, a worker was on the roof of the house that the crane crashed into.
According to initial information from the police, he was seriously injured and taken to a hospital by rescue helicopter.
Two other injured were taken to hospitals by ambulance.
#Servicetweet for our media representatives.
We are available for information at the corner of Englschalkinger and Arabellastraße.
In the area around the location at #Arabellapark there may be traffic obstructions.
If possible, avoid it as far as possible.
https://t.co/VvL0RRfsqT
- Police Munich (@PolizeiMuenchen) October 21, 2020
10:31 a.m.:
We now have more information from the scene of the accident.
Accordingly, there are three injured.
Apparently the accident happened while the crane was being dismantled.
How exactly the accident happened is currently unclear.
An offshoot of the crane crashed onto a roof, says a spokesman for the Munich police.
Video shows crane accident at Arabellapark in Munich
10:16 am:
We have just received a YouTube video from a tz.de reader who accidentally filmed the accident from afar.
On it you can see how the crane is crooked and then collapses completely.
The accident is filmed from Effnerplatz.
Accident in Munich: crane overturned at Arabellapark
10:10 am:
The crane accident happened recently, around
9:30 am on Wednesday morning (October 21)
.
The place of the accident
is a construction site near the
Arabellapark
in Munich.
According to the DPA, there are several injured.
According to information from the picture, two of them are seriously injured.
The Munich fire brigade is on site with a large number.
Likewise, ambulance and police.
9.47 a.m
.: According to initial information from
bild.de,
there are two seriously injured.
More information will follow shortly.
A major operation is currently underway at #Arabellapark.
A crane overturned there.
#wirfuerMuenchen pic.twitter.com/b55xmjXkyu
- Fire Department Munich (@BFMuenchen) October 21, 2020
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