{"id":166810,"date":"2025-01-14T12:42:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=166810"},"modified":"2025-01-14T12:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:43:35","slug":"person-injured-in-house-collapse-in-mornington-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=166810","title":{"rendered":"Person injured in house collapse in Mornington Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A house has toppled down a hill in an apparent landslide in Victoria\u2019s Mornington Peninsula, leaving one man in hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency services were called to a property on View Point Rd in McCrae \u2013 about 59km south of Melbourne \u2013 about 8.45am on Tuesday after a landslide caused the building to crash down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The building collapsed and fell onto its side, encased with trees and shrubbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paramedics, firefighters and the SES are on the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVolunteers are working to make the scene safe,\u201d a spokesman for SES told NewsWire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The house collapsed in an apparent landslide. Picture: 9News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resident Tanina Osborne said on social media that she had just completed a swim when she heard an \u201calmighty tumble\u201d from behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She turned around and watched the house crashing and sliding down the hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been a massive landslide in McCrae,\u201d she said in a video uploaded on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe heard this almighty tumble, like a truck load of rock had been dumped on the ground. It turns out it was a house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A person is injured after a house collapsed on the Mornington Peninsula. Picture: Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another resident, Kim, told 3AW the house was completely \u201cdestroyed\u201d by the collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is unbelievable,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDestroyed, it has slid down (and) landed into the back of another house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Frankston man in his 50s has suffered a broken leg as a result of the house collapsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was treated by paramedics on the scene and was trasnported to Frankston hospital in a stable condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The house toppled and crashed to a property below. Picture: Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Point Nepean Rd has been closed in both directions between Latrobe Pde and Coburn Ave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VicEmergency has issued a warning for residents to stay away from the area, as the slope may continue to move for hours or days afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is currently no risk to the foreshore camping area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A house has crashed down a slope in a reported landslide in Victoria, leaving one man in hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":166811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,6822],"tags":[993,8],"class_list":["post-166810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-melbourne-events","tag-melbourne","tag-victoria"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t