Lucky escape for family after concrete pump crushes house

A family in the Queensland city of Ipswich have had a lucky escape after a 20-metre concrete pump toppled through their home.
The property remains uninhabitable as investigators work to determine how the collapse occurred.

[@F_e_l]

I wonder what those hydraulic looking thingys do near the wheels......

[@Mike_5]

Warp Traffic Management are enjoying this one

[@Unknown_Ooh]

I'd bet $1000 the pumpers insurance finds a way of not paying out those claims

[@micphoenix8200]

Duh.... what's an outrigger? 😂

[@nemesisrr9492]

Concrete waits for no man....

[@bryanmericle6032]

That’s the truth! Props to the finisher, the concrete guy will battle through till the end!

[@alexmacdonald8524]

Bluetooth outriggers. Probably lost signal.

[@spikeprotein5924]

Sky doing the heavy lifting.

[@22ab8]

Oh wow!! This is what we call concrete facts, a big crane, truck on its side, neighbour lucky to be alive, big truck being 'cut up' piece by piece! So you still want the swimming pool, lady?

[@Conky769]

Union picnic

[@pumpingconcretefamilywithe2631]

Falta de conocimiento de ese operador como hace esa desplegada del boom sin estabilizadores noooooo

[@KuusFaddah_44]

Bad operator no outriggers 💯 you lucky that little boys okay

[@Mr.G626]

didn't set the outriggers

[@vincevincent6984]

Must have been hangover day . Human error 🤦

[@mikehunt8823]

Steve O’s Aussie cousin

[@vincevincent6984]

Doesn’t look like he had his outriggers extended at all on the one side let alone the other side . Brain fart 💨

[@HonchHeado]

Needs to be a ticket to operate these the bigger they keep getting this is bound to happen just like a crane truck over a certain size you need a ticket need to do a course.

[@user-bq8ij8nc6i]

They have a ticket for them costs 2k

[@HonchHeado]

@@user-bq8ij8nc6i Yeah they have it here too but its not enforced especially if you are self employed no one checks. I know a guy who not only operates a boom pump without a ticket he drives a heavy vehicle and doesn't even have a car license he was banned from driving for like 9 years he just got out of prison a year ago where did he get the money to start his company? Probably sold drugs.

[@Lovedeity]

🤍🖤🫶🤍🖤

[@zefangmeisterbob7592]

Just another reason I hate builders and developers

[@joannamcpeak7531]

You live in a tent, I suppose

[@johndean4005]

It’s not the builders fault and especially not the developers fault, it’s the fault of the concrete crane pumps operator 🤦 some people really should keep their opinions to themselves, I get “free speech” and all but with comments like this, you’re asking to be roasted

[@14kk53]

wtf you talking about...

[@keastymatthew2407]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣