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Helicopter ambulance arrives at the scene of an industrial accident on Hogeweg in Zaltbommel. Two men killed, one injured after falling from a crane (Photo: @gboekema/Twitter) Helicopter ambulance arrives at the scene of an industrial accident on Hogeweg in Zaltbommel. Two men killed, one injured after falling from a crane (Photo: @gboekema/Twitter)
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Zaltbommel
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 14:43
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Two workers killed, one hurt in fall from crane platform

Two men were killed and another one injured in an industrial accident in Zaltbommel, Gelderland on Tuesday afternoon. According to the police, the three men fell from a crane. The injured victim was rushed to the hospital in unknown condition. Emergency services were first dispatched to the scene on Hogeweg at 1:29 p.m. A helicopter ambulance was dispatched at 1:30 p.m. and another one was sent a minute later. On Twitter witness Gijs Boekema states that the accident happened at the Van der Valk hotel on Hogeweg. Pictures from the scene show the crane standing below a large banner on the building's facade. Omroep Brabant reports that the accident happened at a hotel that is currently being rebuilt. The circumstances surrounding the accident are still unclear. The police are investigating.

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