Crane Collapses in New York City, Killing 1
(ABC News) — At least one fatality has been confirmed after a construction crane fell in downtown Manhattan this morning.
Images of the crane, which fell around 8:25 a.m., show the crane lying on top of parked cars in the street.
It is still unclear if people were in the cars or if there were any additional injuries.
Crane falls in TriBeCa: Authorities say at least 1 trapped in car. https://t.co/TQ7iEciMN2 (Photo: Sean Campbell) pic.twitter.com/9AgQnKKrpy
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) February 5, 2016
The New York Fire Department confirmed the fatality but did not release any further details.
The Associated Press is reporting that the FDNY is treating two people at the scene of the crash, which happened on Worth Street in Tribeca.
Crazy scene! Crane just collapsed in TriBeCa #nycpic.twitter.com/uUFjaYIlci — Keith V Smith (@KVSaint) February 5, 2016
Former FDNY commissioner Thomas Von Essen told ABC owned station WABC that it is “too soon” to tell what caused the crash. “It could have been a mistake. It could have been a malfunction in the equipment,” Von Essen told WABC.
@Traffic4NY a crane fell on west broadway & worth St in TriBeCa the block is closed down pic.twitter.com/Ipn7WHk3Ce
— J (@lerojsays) February 5, 2016
The images of the scene “make you think it’s twisted. It’s a whole block long. It was a very big crane so it’s easy for things to go wrong,” he said.
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