A crane which crashed into the roof of a house is seen following an unusual marriage proposal Photo: AP

A man's attempts to woo his beloved took a slightly surreal turn when the crane he had hired for the event toppled over.

The man in the Dutch town of Ijsselstein, just outside Utrecht, thought that he had it all worked out perfectly.

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He would astonish his girlfriend with a proposal so romantic, so spectacular, that she couldn’t help but accept his hand in marriage.

And his plan worked - but not quite as he had anticipated.

The unnamed Dutchman hired a crane to winch him up to the level of her bedroom, play a song outside her window, and ask her to marry him.

But unfortunately the crane wasn’t secured - and ended up toppling over, smashing a hole in the neighbour’s house.

When they attempted to right the stricken crane, it fell again - creating an even larger hole. The neighbours’ house has been declared unsafe, and two buildings on either side of it have been evacuated.

But the woman said yes - and on Saturday the engaged pair abandoned their devastated street to celebrate with a holiday in Paris.

Telegraph.co.uk