Crane Collapses Killing Two, One Injured
A construction crane collapsed Friday morning on the Upper East Side of New York leaving two construction workers dead and one seriously injured. The crane ran into a 23 story apartment building and then crashed into the street below.
Witnesses described the crash as feeling like an earthquake and sounding like a loud boom and thunder clap. People ran out of buildings in the area, some in tears, and pedestrians in the street ran for cover
It was the second deadly crane accident in 2½ months in the city, which is undergoing a building boom. In March, seven people were killed in a crane accident.
At a press conference late Friday morning, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said a construction worker in the cab of the crane was killed. A second construction worker on the street died and a third worker also was injured.