Man trapped in NSW wall collapse
A man, 50, is being airlifted to hospital after a brick wall collapsed in strong winds south of Sydney.
Emergency services were called to Cavendish Street at Mittagong in the Southern Highlands, after midday on Wednesday.
Paramedics said the man is currently is a serious condition.
He suffered head and chest injuries after being trapped for about an hour.
Police said the wall collapse knocked the man down an embankment on at an industrial complex.
Strong wind blown brick wall down #Mittagong. 50yo man trapped with head/chest injuries. Paramedics on scene Ambulance helicopter enroute
— NSW Ambulance (@ASNSW) June 25, 2014
A man in his 50s is being airlifted to hospital after a brick wall collapsed at Mittagong.
A Victorian woman was injured in another wall collapse yesterday, just a day after a Melbourne father-of-two wall killed in a wall collapse at a construction site.
A violent winter storm blasted Victoria, leaving several people injured, trees toppled on cars, buildings damaged, snow in alpine regions and more than tens of thousands of homes without power across the state.
An aerial view of the industrial area where a 50-year-old man was trapped under a collapsed wall for almost an hour in the NSW Southern Highlands. Photo: 7News
Meanwhile, NSW has been hit by gale force winds for the second day running, as emergency services already respond to almost 1000 calls for help across the south of the state.
The Bureau of Meteorology says winds on the Alpine peaks may reach 80km/h with gusts to 120km/h.
Police and emergency service workers at a construction site in Brighton East in Melbourne where Michael Klanja, 30, was killed when a brick wall collapsed on Monday. Photos: AAP
The Snowy Mountains is expecting blizzard conditions above 1200 metres.
SES spokesman Phil Campbell said the SES had received 994 calls for help since Tuesday.
Most of the calls were from the Illawarra, Wollongong, the Southern Highlands and the Blue Mountains.
The calls were mostly for property damage or fallen trees, he said. No injuries have been reported.
About 20,000 homes and businesses were left without power after the winds struck on Tuesday.
Severe weather warnings for the Hunter, South West Slopes, Riverina and ACT forecast districts have been cancelled, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings will be issued if necessary.
