Breaking News - Durrington School

[Exmouth Seagull]

Radio 5 have just said that two cranes are reported to have collapsed at Durrington School Worthing. Several people are believed to be hurt.

 

[Exmouth Seagull]

Now two people reported dead - not schoolchildren.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Shit.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Blimey - my nephew goes to school there.

 

[Adams score 0]

Is this for real.
If so bad news,i do not live far away.

 

[tinx]

From southern counties website:-


Two dead in school crane collapse

Two people have died after a crane collapsed at a school building site.
Police said the crane fell down on the site of Durrington School in Worthing, West Sussex, and another was in danger of toppling over.

The crane was on the site of new buildings being constructed and was on the other side of the complex away from the school.

No children have been affected, the police spokesman said. About 25 firefighters are at the scene.

A fire service spokesman said it was thought the crane collapsed onto empty buildings.

 

[saltash seagull]

bit close to home for most on here

 

[itszamora]

Man, that's scary.

I hope everyone who goes there or knows people who do is ok.

 

[Yorkie]

Two workmen have been killed and another seriously injured when a crane collapsed at a school building site.

The injured workman was taken to Worthing Hospital for treatment.

 

[Thimble Keegan]

I went to Durrington High School and have seen the building work going on at that site. It is actually re-buidling Highdown School which is the special needs school which is currently situated across the road. Liam Neeson's nephew attends Highdown School.

This is sad news.

Albion & England forever.

Thimble Keegan
Worthing BHA

 

[Muzzman]

Wow.. that's a tad harsh.

 

[Lush]

Those cranes were enormous!!! I mean like the REALLY BIG ones that you see in Docklands etc. Thankfully by the sound of it it didn't keel over onto the road or towards the school....

Wonder what caused it? NEVER heard of that happening before and it's not even particularly windy down here at the mo.

 

[e77]

Kids are being sent home a class at a time.

 

[sully]

Wonder what caused it? NEVER heard of that happening before and it's not even particularly windy down here at the mo.

Several things can cause cranes to collapse, but it's certainly very rare.

I worked on a job last year where the project manager had been involved in 3 previous crane collapses (one in docklands). Were we all mighty relieved when the cranes were safely taken down?

Likely the operator would be one of those killed. It's a bloody long way down.

 

[Gazwag]

Looks like it's not the whole crane but the end bit, whatever that is called, I guess it might have tried to pick something up that was too heavy or there was a fault with the metal/

 

[sully]

It's the jib. And, yes, it looks like they overloaded it.

Oops.

 

[brighton rock]

 

[tedebear]

Kids are being sent home a class at a time.

hmm - you may work where I do - thats the same email I got at a few before you posted it.....

 

[Curious Orange]

Just round the corner from my Grandad. he only heard about it on the radio though.

 

[Bognor Blue & White]

My two eldest go to Durrington High School and both (all kids) are ok. Imagine my anguish when I first heard it on the radio.

However extermely sad for the workmen.