Huge crane collapse at Port of Tyne in South Shields leaves one person injured
A crane has collapsed into a ship at the Port of Tyne in South Shields resulting sparking a large scale emergency response.
One person has been injured after a crane collapsed into a ship at the Port of Tyne in South Shields.
A huge emergency operation involving three ambulances with support from the Great North Air Ambulance Service was sparked after the crane collapsed on Sunday, July 19.
The victim was taken to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary after the collapse which left the mangled wreck of the crane leaning against a container ship.
Images released by news agency North News and Pictures showed the collapsed crane lying diagonally across a vessel in the water.
North East Ambulance Service said they responded to the incident at 1.02pm and despatched ambulances as well as crew form the Hazardous Area Response Team.
A spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident in which a person was injured at the Port of Tyne, South Shields, at 1.02pm on 19 July.
“We dispatched three double crewed ambulances, two clinical team leaders, a duty officer, three vehicles from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and were supported by Great North Air Ambulance Service. One patient was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
“One of our HART vehicles remains at the scene on standby to support the fire service." The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service also confirmed it had attended the Port of Tyne as part of the emergency response.