Window cleaner in horror fall from Apple store in Sydney

WITNESSES have described the sickening fall of a window cleaner who plummeted headfirst down Apple’s George St store in Sydney last night.

A window cleaner was seriously injured when he fell from Apple’s George St store onto a glass bus shelter.

A WINDOW cleaner is lucky to be alive after he fell from the top of the Apple store in central Sydney, falling “headfirst” through a bus shelter.

The accident happened around 8:30pm last night, and left him with serious pelvis, spine and head injuries.

English cruise ship workers Shaun Williams, 25, and Chris Rogerson, 24, told the Daily Telegraph they were standing under the bus stop the man fell on top of.

“We were at the bus stop and he landed on us. He was cleaning the window and then stepped back to repel down the edge to clean and he’s fallen headfirst and gone straight through the corner of the bus stop.”

The man’s cleaning equipment was left lying on the ground.

The man had been cleaning windows five storeys above ground when he fell.

The window cleaner was taken to St Vincents Hospital with serious injuries.

They heard a “massive smash” and the man landed right where they were standing.

“He was making noises trying to get up, he just kept trying to get up and people were telling him to stay down as he was bleeding from his head. Loads of people came over.”

Mr Rogerson was hit by the rope and part of the cleaning equipment. He had been in the shelter using the Apple Store’s Wi-Fi.

Two of the cleaner’s upset co-workers spoke with police who closed the footpath outside the store while they investigated.

WorkCover is also investigating the incident.