This Dutch Guy Wanted to Propose, So He Rented a Crane and Got Hoisted to His Girlfriend's Window. Watch How Things Go Wrong.

AMSTERDAM (TheBlaze/AP) — Dec. 13, 2014 ("12/13/14") may be a huge day for love and marriage, but for one Dutch couple, things went spectacularly poorly on Saturday.

The Dutchman's attempt at a romantic wedding proposal was simply smashing.

The unidentified lover in the central town of Ijsselstein rented a crane, planning to descend in front of his girlfriend's bedroom window first thing Saturday morning, play her a song and then pop the question. Instead the crane toppled over, smashing a large hole in the neighbors' roof.

Watch the crushing moment below:

The man clambered to safety and no one was injured.

Update huwelijksaanzoek IJsselstein: inmiddels 6 huizen ontruimd https://t.co/t2nTP1sGh1 pic.twitter.com/LZgSzBJNEB

— AD.nl (@ADnl) December 13, 2014

According to the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper, the girlfriend said "yes" anyway. After speaking with police, the pair traveled to Paris to celebrate.

Then the crane fell again during attempts to right it with a larger crane, bashing in the rest of the neighbors' roof.

Berging kraanwagen IJsselstein gaat mis: arm zakt verder door dak. (Foto: RTV Utrecht) https://t.co/xjc8x8ZHke pic.twitter.com/4zTB6aA5rL

— RTV Utrecht (@rtvutrecht) December 13, 2014

The town's mayor was on the spot Saturday after the building was declared unsafe. Six apartments were evacuated.

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