Terrifying moment worker’s platform swings out of control and smashes into skyscraper windows, sending giant shards of glass falling onto the streets hundreds of feet below in Dubai

Terrifying video shows the moment a worker’s platform swings out of control and into the side of a skyscraper in Dubai, smashing its windows and sending giant shards of glass falling onto the streets hundreds of feet below.

Workers left dangling hundreds of feet in the air grip onto the sides of their small cage as it is sent flying when stormy weather suddenly hits, footage shows.

Strong winds send the cradle, which is suspended over the side of a soaring glass skyscraper, swinging out of control. 

It spins and flies metres back and forth, with the force of it colliding into the building causing large sections of the side of the building to crash down. 

Smashing glass can be heard ringing out as the cradle slams into it, ricocheting off and then slamming back into the building – sending more glass to the ground.

Smashing glass can be heard ringing out as the cradle slams into the skyscraper

Filmed from another high-rise building, the nail-biting incident appears to continue for some time as those on board cling on for dear life. 

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One is standing up, clinging to the edges of the metal basket, while another person appears to be crouching down as they brace for impact. 

Tom Lewis, the Dubai-based TikToker who shared the shocking clip, captioned it ‘nevery ready for a storm in Dubai’. 

Loud gusts of wind can be heard whipping around the high-rise buildings as the grim weather hits.

The clip was filmed from a balcony, with the person filming it appearing to go back inside as the carnage continues to unfold.  

It is not known how the incident ended and if the workers were able to safely get out of the precarious position.

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