LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A scaffold collapsed on top of two vehicles on a windy day in downtown Lincoln Saturday and forced the closure of a major street for several hours, but the incident only caused minor injuries.
The scaffold at the site of a future six-story student housing complex collapsed around 3 p.m. Saturday.
Battalion Chief Jeanne Pashalek says a pickup truck and silver sedan were under the scaffold when it fell. But everyone inside the vehicles escaped on their own.
A woman in the silver car was taken to the hospital for treatment of neck pain, but no other serious injuries were reported.
Pashalek says it’s fortunate the street wasn’t busier when the scaffold collapsed. Tenth Street was closed for several hours.