Trowbridge crane accident
A crane driver has had a massive electric shock after his crane hit an overhead power line on a construction site at Paxcroft in Trowbridge.
Crane worker critical after electric shock
A man is in a critical condition after an 11,000-volt electric shock. He was at a construction site in Trowbridge when the crane he was working with hit an overhead cable. His heart stopped but an air ambulance arrived within four minutes of getting the call. Robert Murphy reports.
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