Two construction cranes trying to lift a large section of the Juliana bridge on a barge in the Netherlands collapsed onto houses Monday, injuring 20 people, according to Dutch news reports. Remarkably, there were no deaths.
Video of the dramatic accident in Alphen aan den Rijn shows the section of bridge swaying and then toddling over into the river, followed by the falling cranes. (Also if you want to watch LIVE coverage of the effort to rescue trapped people, click here.) (Or if you want to hear people speak dutch while also seeing dramatic images.)
Watch the video here. The action starts just before the one minute mark:
Now, check out this on-the-ground video of the destruction caused.
How about a bird's eye view? This video is from a drone flying over the accident:
Lead Stories' Trendolizer, which constantly scours social nets worldwide for the hottest trending content, found this dramatic video. Scroll down to see more about this accident. If your Dutch is rusty, remember there is always Google Translate.
