Concrete falls from Queen St, Auckland building, smashes onto footpath injuring pedestrians

“An older gentleman had a big cut on his eye, and a lady on her forehead. But the worst was the older guy, he had blood gushing from his eyebrow.

“It’s a bit of a shock.

“Everyone responded pretty much instantly. Police were here quickly. The emergency services were really good.“Not something you expect though,” he said.

Police said they were assisting emergency services at a building on Queen St, where an object had fallen and shattered glass.

At least two pedestrians suffered moderate injuries, and were being taken to a nearby medical centre for treatment.

Firefighters are going through the building to make sure the rest of the building is stable.

A nearby shopkeeper said an elderly woman was hit and injured by the falling concrete.

“It’s just bad luck, I suppose,” a shopkeeper who witnessed the incident told the Herald.

“She was an old lady, only just got here to visit her daughter.

“There was blood over her head, a big drop,” she said.

The woman said it was “very scary” but was impressed by the swift police response.

Small bits of contents, about 5cm wide, are scattered across the footpath.

Fire and Emergency shift manager Josh Pennefather said they were assisting police after debris fell from the roof of a Queen St property.

“We’re making access to the roof to assess where debris had fallen from,” Pennefather said.

Hato Hone St John responded with two ambulances and one rapid response vehicle.

Two patients, both in a moderate condition, were assessed and treated at the scene, a spokesperson said.

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