Boom truck overturns in Brooklyn, injuring two people, damaging building
BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Two people were injured on Tuesday when a Boom truck toppled over while making a delivery in Brooklyn.
It happened around 11 a.m. on Glenwood Road near Nostrand Avenue and East 31st Street in Flatbush.
The boom truck hit a parked bus and the wall and roof of a building when it came crashing down.
First responders rushed the two people injured to Kings County Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Department of Buildings issued three violations to the owners of the boom truck including unsafe hoisting, using an unlicensed operator and failure to have certified riggers.
The Department of Buildings is also checking the building's structure after the crash.
It is unclear if wind played a role in the collapse.
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