Dramatic moment two construction cranes came crashing down onto houses in the Netherlands

Two large building cranes working on a bridge upgrade in the Netherlands fell over and toppled onto nearby houses and shops in a dramatic moment that was captured on camera but caused no major injuries.

Local authorities in the western town of Alphen aan den Rijn said there were no victims in the incident, while local media reported that one man had been plucked from the rubble complaining of hip pain. A dog was found dead among the debris.

“While we did not dare hope it when we saw the footage, at this point it seems there are no casualties,” Mayor Liesbeth Spies said.

Initially, firefighters had said about 20 people had been wounded, a figure they later retracted.

“Two cranes and the stretch of roadway they were carrying fell on five (buildings) in all,” Ton Koot, brigade spokesman for firefighters of the central Holland region, said Monday