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.
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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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