One person died and two others were seriously injured when a crane collapsed in Lower Manhattan, smashing the roofs of parked cars as it crashed onto the street, authorities said.
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The collapsed red metal lattice landed across an intersection and stretched much of a block after the accident, which occurred around 8:25 a.m. in the Tribeca neighborhood, about 10 blocks north of the World Trade Center. There was damage on the roof of a nearby building and debris littered the street.
The massive crane came crashing down at Worth and Church streets in TriBeCa just before 8:30 a.m., clipping at least one building in the process. (WABC)
The massive crane came crashing down at Worth and Church streets in TriBeCa just before 8:30 a.m., clipping at least one building in the process. (WABC)
The massive crane came crashing down at Worth and Church streets in TriBeCa just before 8:30 a.m., clipping at least one building in the process. (WABC)
The massive crane came crashing down at Worth and Church streets in TriBeCa just before 8:30 a.m., clipping at least one building in the process. (WABC)
The massive crane came crashing down at Worth and Church streets in TriBeCa just before 8:30 a.m., clipping at least one building in the process. (WABC)
The chain of the crane landed in an office on the block where it fell
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71 Thomas St., which houses the State Supreme Court building, was evacuated. It is a block from where the crane fell.
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71 Thomas St., which houses the State Supreme Court building, was evacuated. It is a block from where the crane fell.
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The way the crane looked Thursday
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The way the crane looked Thursday
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The way the crane looked Thursday
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A crane fell at Worth and Church streets in TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan (FDNY)
New York mayor Bill de Blasio surveys the scene after a crane fell in TriBeCa
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Cars crushed by a crane that fell in a fatal accident in TriBeCa Friday morning. (FDNY)
Cars crushed by a crane that fell in a fatal accident in TriBeCa Friday morning. (FDNY)
Cars crushed by a crane that fell in a fatal accident in TriBeCa Friday morning. (FDNY)
A crane collapsed at Worth and Church Streets in TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan. (Courtesy: Keith Smith )
A crane collapsed at Worth and Church Streets in TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan. (Courtesy: Sean Campbell )
A crane collapsed at Worth and Church Streets in TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan. (Courtesy: Sean Campbell )
A crane collapsed at Worth and Church Streets in TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan. (Courtesy: Sean Campbell )
A crane collapsed at Worth and Church Streets in TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan. (Courtesy: Sean Campbell )
A crane collapsed at Worth and Church Streets in TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan. (WABC)