In a lucky escape yesterday, there were no pedestrians injured by a falling payne of glass in a busy Sheffield city centre street. The glass fell from a height of four stories from a window frame and could have caused severe or fatal injuries to pedestrians on the street.

The glass measured two feet by three feet. The glass payne fell from a top floor window. The window frame was understood to be in a “poor condition”.

The building which is leased to Sheffield Council belongs to the developer Hammerson. The building is Palatine Chambers on Pinstone Street, near Peace Gardens.

A passerby had said “It was amazing no one was hurt, there were a lot of people around.

Following the accident, Sheffield Council day workers visited the site, and used a cherry picker, to check the other windows for public safety.

We do not know if the window just fell, through severe lack of maintenance and checking of its safety, or if it was an accident at work as someone was working or someone was just opening the window.

For any non fault accidents which cause injury, we can be contacted on 0845 10 88 333 or by clicking: Hit by Falling Object, to see if an injury compensation claim can be made.