Delivery driver 'really lucky' after scaffolding falls from building onto van in Sydney CBD

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Delivery driver 'really lucky' after scaffolding falls from building onto van in Sydney CBD
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Road closures are in place and emergency services are on the scene this morning.

Australia Post has said two workers, who narrowly avoided being crushed after scaffolding fell from a building in theFour golds in a day make this Australia's greatest OlympicsA man in his 50s, who was in the truck at the time, was assessed but did not require treatment, suffering just minor scrapes."Thankfully both team members were uninjured and are safe and well, and we will continue to provide support.Workers who were inside the building heard the collision and were evacuated.

"I heard doof doof doof, came running down and saw half the van chopped off," witness Brayden Torey told 9News "Apparently the ropes snapped and it just landed on the van. It's really lucky no one got killed... two metres back would have been killed."Parts of scaffolding have fallen from a building in the Sydney CBD, sparking an emergency response.Police said emergency services were called to a Pitt Street construction site at about 9.30am. Commuters are advised to use Kent Street or Elizabeth Street instead.

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