A witness says he can still hear the sound of a man hitting the pavement on Friday night after he fell from a car park building in central Auckland.
Police say a person sustained moderate injuries from a fall in the Victoria Street car park.
A witness, Ian, said he and his girlfriend had just left a restaurant and were heading home when they saw a man dangling from a rail in the carpark, three storeys above.
Ian went to get help and was about 50 metres away when the accident happened.
“And he started falling, slipped down the rail, straight onto the concrete, foot first, bang — and the bang, oh boy, that was — so we rushed over. People were kind of confused because they hadn’t realised that he’s actually fallen down.”
Ian said it looked like the man had snapped both his legs, but he otherwise seemed to be okay.
Video shown to RNZ showed the man lying on his side in front of the Habibi Convenience Cafe. He was conscious and pointing up towards the car park balconies.
A Hato Hone spokesperson said crew assessed and treated one patient who was transported to Auckland City hospital “in a serious condition”.
rnz.co.nz
