Two injured as crane platform collapses during exterior wall work in Aberdeen

Two workers were injured on Thursday morning after falling six meters from an unstable platform on Shek Pai Wan Road, Aberdeen, while carrying out exterior wall maintenance.

The industrial accident occurred at 10.16am at No. 100A. A crane truck was being used for the work when its platform was suspected to have become unstable, causing a man and a woman on board to fall to the ground.

Rescuers rushed to the scene and found the 62-year-old male worker semi-conscious, while the 57-year-old female worker remained conscious but had sustained a head injury.

Both victims were sent to Queen Mary Hospital for medical treatment. Police are currently investigating the incident.

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