Dead by falling scaffolding at Den Haag CS – De Gelderlander

The Hague Central is Thursday morning at half past eight killed a passing passerby after scaffolding came loose and fell down. The victim died instantly. Two mechanics on the jetty were a lucky escape.

On the jetty which was hit, two construction workers were. They were unharmed, but had to be met by two colleagues from the battered scaffolding. ,, We thought: Hmmm, it’s all just gone well, ” said one of the engineers who helped the two colleagues. ,, But when we looked over the edge of the jetty and we saw the victim. When we knew it was wrong. ”

The police had claimed present very quickly on the spot, but already saw immediately that the victim, according to eyewitnesses, a woman was beyond help. The scaffold part fell down around 2 meters long and half a meter wide. The victim is still wrapped in swaddling clothes, on the spot where the accident happened.

The police have announced that there are victims on the spot for a large number of witnesses. The workers involved are collected in an office of transport company HTM where they can relax and can give an explanation. The rest of the workers are sent home.

Crash
Construction workers were busy hoisting operations of the former VROM building in the Rijnstraat, let onlookers know. The scaffolding was hanging about 20 meters. The object that the workmen were on the lift, got loose and it fell on part of the scaffolding. Who then fell in parts apart down, the passerby. The labor inspectorate shall be accompanied investigation.

Witnesses
According to a present mechanic had the accident “should never happen”. The loading and lifting work is always carried out by experienced specialists, “riggers”. Apparently there is still hoisted wrong, says the mechanic.

The victim passed by chance the building. ,, A matter of wrong place, wrong time, ” police said. The victim died instantly from the impact of the jetty. The police are now doing research. The emergency services are on site.

Wim van der Zwan, the manager of the nearby bicycle heard around thirty Thursday morning a blow. Outside, he saw someone lying on the ground. ,, It will only happen, ” said Van der Zwan. ,, Check your morning to work, you’ll never come back. “

Renovation
The building at Rijnstraat is now grown: move mid 2017 the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Infrastructure & amp; Environment and some other rich services to the property. The renovation of the building is carried out by BAM. The company says at this time not to respond to the accident.

Chaos
There is at present traffic chaos in the city. There are many tram delay. Tram 1, 9, 15, 16 and 17 to drive in downtown The Hague.