NEW YORK – The Latest on a fatal crane collapse in Lower Manhattan (all times local):
10:25 a.m.
An employee at a New York crane company says an investigation is underway after a massive crane collapsed onto a Manhattan street, killing one person and injuring three others.
The employee at Bay Crane said he was a manager but would not give his name when reached by The Associated Press. He declined further comment.
A crane bearing the company's name was overturned at the scene of Friday morning's collapse.
Fire officials say one person was killed and two seriously injured. A third person suffered minor injuries.
___
9:40 a.m.
Fire officials say one person is dead and two others are seriously injured after a crane collapse in Lower Manhattan.
The accident was reported around 8:25 a.m. Friday in the Tribeca neighborhood. The crane landed across several parked cars, smashing their roofs.
The collapsed metal lattice landed across an intersection and stretched much of a block.
A witness who works nearby says he saw onlookers trying to help a person who was trapped in a car. Robert Harold says he also saw a person lying motionless body in the street.
Further details were not immediately known.
___
9:20 a.m.
The FDNY says one person is dead and two others are seriously injured following a crane collapse in Lower Manhattan.
The accident was reported around 8:25 a.m. Friday in the Tribeca neighborhood. The crane landed across several parked cars, smashing their roofs.
The collapsed metal lattice landed across an intersection and stretched much of a block.
Further details were not immediately known.
___
8:55 a.m.
The FDNY says it's evaluating two patients at the scene of a crane collapse in Lower Manhattan.
The accident was reported around 8:25 a.m. Friday in the Tribeca neighborhood. The crane landed across several parked cars, smashing their roofs.
Further details were not immediately known.
The hottest stories ripped from the headlines, from crime to courts, legal and scandal.
