Parents honor son killed in crane collapse

By abc7NY
NEW YORK Ramadan Kurtaj and Donald Leo were killed last May 30 when the top part of a 200-foot crane crashed down on a Manhattan residential neighborhood. The accident followed a March 15, 2008, /*crane collapse*/ that killed seven people.

Kurtaj's parents were granted a visa from Kosovo to travel to the city for the anniversary of their son's death. They plan to place a picture of him at the construction site Saturday.

Investigators have said a bad weld failed in the collapse. The workers' families have sued the crane makers and prosecutors have launched a criminal probe.


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