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Members closed Auburn Street in Grafton last evening after a runaway crane brought down power lines and blocked the road. The 30 tonne mobile crane had been left parked on a construction site with its jib down, but early evening it ran away backwards down the sloping access driveway, reversing across Auburn Street before somehow changing direction. It then ran forward for a short distance before crashing into a wall, ending its travels during which it took out safety fencing, knocked over two power poles and brought down power lines. They were left draped across the crane, the whole rig "alive". Members remained on site with firefighters until the power was turned off and Vector took over traffic management.

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