A Hiab truck has tipped over onto a neighbouring Merrilands house after extending its boom preparing to lift roof trusses onto a Platinum Homes building site. A “freak accident" saw a crane topple on to the roof of a suburban New Plymouth house. ANDY JACKSON/Stuff The boom of a crane fell onto the roof. The crane was being used to build a house for Platinum Homes Taranaki when it keeled over about 11.30am. Martin said the crane was lifting roof trusses over the existing Truby King St homes when something went wrong.

Source: Stuff May 10, 2021 02:51 UTC