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1 injured in construction mishap in northwest Calgary neighbourhood

Click to play video: 'Worker injured at Calgary construction site after crane falls over'
Worker injured at Calgary construction site after crane falls over
WATCH: A worker was injured and rushed to hospital after a crane fell over at a Calgary construction site. – Feb 28, 2024

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story indicated the incident involved a crane. Global News has since confirmed the equipment was a telehandler.

Emergency crews were on the scene of an accident in Calgary’s Montgomery neighbourhood near a construction scene Wednesday morning.

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According to the Calgary Fire Department, at around 11 a.m., fire crews arrived at an address in the 4900 block of 22nd Avenue Northwest for the accident.

CFD said a male patient was assessed by Alberta Health Services EMS crews.

An AHS spokesperson confirmed one adult was taken to hospital with what appears to be serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

Pictures from the scene showed a telehandler lying on its side next to a building in a mid-construction state.

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