Crane slams into Ipswich home, leaving woman's home unliveable after truck topples
A Queensland woman's home has been rendered unliveable after a crane carrying concrete pumping equipment toppled into the property.
The woman's son was in the bedroom that bore the brunt of the collapse minutes before the incident at the Deebing Heights home in the city of Ipswich at 10am.
Despite the close call, no injuries have been reported.
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A home in the Queensland city of Ipswich has been left badly damaged after a crane carrying concrete pumping equipment toppled into the property. 9News
It's understood the concrete pumping machinery came down on the home after the truck carrying it topped over.
Neighbours told 9News they were left shocked by the incident.
"She didn't really say much, you could just tell she was absolutely devastated and heartbroken and in shock," one neighbour said.
"When I came out it was very shocking and I was very thankful it wasn't my house because I had my young twins inside."
Emergency accommodation is being organised for the family.
Workplace Health and Safety teams are now on-site, with Queensland Police also aware of the incident.
Images have shown extensive damage to the home's roofing, with the crane badly denting the aluminium and solar panels.
It's not known at this stage what caused the truck to topple.
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