Dramatic moment huge crane collapses as its driver jumps out in nick of time & narrowly avoids being crushed to death
TERRIFYING footage has shown the moment a worker was nearly crushed to death by a collapsing crane.
The shocking video caught the near-death moment in Chile on Wednesday.
Footage showed the horrifying aftermath of a mobile crane attempting to lift a heavy object.
Workers at the Port of Antofagasta, in northern Chile, were seen running as the huge machine started to tilt from the weight.
The port employees ran away as the back wheels started to lift off the ground.
These workers were also heard screaming “watch out” and “drop it” at each other and the operator.
The crane driver could then be seen jumping out of his cab as the structure was nearly halfway to the ground.
This man then ran down the pier just seconds before the crane crashed onto the ground.
The mishap took place during work to take down installations made by a construction firm to expand a desalination plant.
No injuries resulted from this accident, according to the Antofagasta Port Company.
“The Port of Antofagasta activated its safety protocol, which includes notifying the maritime authority, the Port Captaincy, who are already on site,” the company said.
This terrifying video went viral online as social media users shared their thoughts on the clip.
“Was worried for the driver when he didn’t stay put, but dude made the right call with the way that cab just crumpled,” one person said.
“He almost got slapped back in by the door too. An instant more of delay and he’d be way worse,” another person wrote.
A crane driver shared their thoughts on the incident.
“As a regular user of it, I imagine he might have had a sense for how flimsy the cab was and made a quick call,” they said.
This port incident has not been the only terrifying crane disaster.
Two people were injured after a crane collapsed and smashed into a construction site in Edinburgh in 2023.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud crack before the arm of this structure came crashing down.
The crane’s arm was pictured on the roof of a building while the scaffolding at the bottom of the building had been smashed by falling debris.