The horrifying moment a cherry picker topples over while a young worker is inside it has been captured on CCTV as the man is rushed to hospital.
The 22-year-old man plunged seven metres after the cherry picker collapsed while he was trimming trees in Yokine, in Perth’s northern suburbs, on Friday.
In video of the fall, the man is seen landing on the opposite of the road where the machinery narrowly avoided hitting a parked car.
The man’s colleague is seen rushing across the road to help before the 22-year-old was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital with a broken arm.
A City of Stirling spokesman confirmed the man had been contracted to work for the council when the incident occurred just before 2pm.
‘The City is aware of an incident involving a contractor earlier today,’ he said.
‘The City understands the person involved is receiving medical attention.’
WorkSafe has been notified and has launched an investigation with inspectors seen attending the site later on Friday.