NEW YORK (AP) -- The FDNY says one person is dead and two others are seriously injured following a crane collapse in Lower Manhattan.
The current view from @Entercom / TriBeCa. Crane collapse. cc: @TimWBEN pic.twitter.com/KOjtZDnP2D
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The accident was reported around 8:25 a.m. Friday in the Tribeca neighborhood. The crane landed across several parked cars, smashing their roofs.
#FDNY on scene of crane collapse at 40 Worth St & W Bdwy in Manhattan. 1 patient confirmed DOA, 2 serious pic.twitter.com/NLGhUGgTgI
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#FDNY on scene of crane collapse at 40 Worth St & W Bdwy in Manhattan. 1 fatality confirmed, 2 serious pic.twitter.com/M7NP9heiyq
— FDNY (@FDNY) February 5, 2016
The collapsed metal lattice landed across an intersection and stretched much of a block.
Further details were not immediately known.
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