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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaFlorida crane collapse kills construction workerPublished7 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The crane section had collapsed on a bridge, damaging at least two carsBy Nadine YousifBBC NewsOne person was killed and three others were injured after part of a crane fell from a building in the US city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Crews were in the process of increasing the crane’s height when a section of it came loose, officials said.Pictures from the scene show the huge metal structure fell onto a car that was driving across a bridge, crushing the front of it.A construction worker died after falling with the crane section. Two of those injured were taken to hospital while a third was treated at the scene.Officials said the collapse happened around 16:30 local time on Thursday. At a news conference, they said a construction crew working on a high-rise was in the process of “stepping the crane” by adding sections to it to make it taller when a platform fell from the building, along with pieces of the crane.They added that the crane itself remained attached to the building. Officials did not name the victims, including the construction worker who died. One driver told a NBC network that his car was damaged from the falling crane piece, which had bounced off his car and landed on the vehicle next to him.”I was driving and I felt a compression, and I looked up and I saw the blue structure coming down, and I slammed on my brakes,” Mark Cerezie told NBC 6.”I’m very lucky to be alive,” he added.Another woman who lives nearby told the network that the screams heard from the construction workers at the time of the collapse were “unsettling”. Officials say they do not yet know what caused the crane piece to fall, and have closed the Southeast 3rd Avenue bridge indefinitely as they investigate around the site of the incident.The crane section left a hole in the bridge, with city officials advising drivers to avoid the area until it is reopened.The New River, which runs underneath it, has also been closed to marine traffic.Related TopicsFloridaUnited StatesMore on this storyCrane collapses on to newly-built flats in EdinburghPublished28 November 2023Firm fined £130,000 after North Sea crane collapsePublished21 December 2023The moment an NYC crane catches fire and collapsesPublished26 July 2023Top StoriesLive. Israel says it will open new aid routes to Gaza after Biden callMP ‘sorry’ for sharing private numbers on dating appPublished43 minutes agoNational Insurance cut to kick in but more pay taxPublished10 hours agoFeatures’The walls were crumbling’ – escaping Taiwan’s earthquakeThe Papers: MPs’ honeytrap and Biden’s ‘strongest rebuke yet’Dev Patel: I want to create own story, not be James BondTrain strikes: How will you be affected?What’s Kendrick Lamar’s beef with Drake and J Cole?Weekly quiz: Which of Marilyn’s belongings went under the hammer?Two brothers, one club and a 40-year waitAttributionSportHow much will the 2p National Insurance cut save me?No Labels won’t challenge Trump and BidenElsewhere on the BBCWhat’s next for these young officers in Belfast?The team face a whole new set of challenges as rival gangs fight for controlAttributioniPlayerWho was the man behind the music?Join Greg and his guests for a special live episode all about the renowned composer MozartAttributionSoundsWhere can women live their best lives?Listen along as Scaachi and Sophia uncover what it is like to be a woman across the worldAttributionSoundsThe invention that saves one million lives per yearMeet the man behind the invention of the three point seat beltAttributionSoundsMost Read1McDonald’s to buy back Israeli stores after boycott2Artistic fantasy world gets listed status3MP ‘sorry’ for sharing private numbers on dating app4New cause of asthma damage revealed5National Insurance cut to kick in but more pay tax6MPs’ honeytrap and Biden’s ‘strongest rebuke yet’7Arsenal star would fight in Ukraine if called up8Oklahoma executes man convicted of double murder9DJ Greg James leads authors of Dahl spin-off books10Snow, rain and wind warnings ahead of Storm Kathleen
[ad_1] A car was crushed and three other people injured when the crane piece fell onto a bridge in Fort Lauderdale.
