Construction crane tips over in Tokyo
Pretty scary news:
Police said the 2.9-ton crane with an approximately 27-meter-long arm suddenly collapsed on Route 20 in Chiyoda Ward, where the crane was being operated at a construction site, at around 11:10 a.m.
A truck that was being driven along Route 20 was trapped under the falling crane, with the 29-year-old driver and 39-year-old and 40-year-old male passengers temporarily stuck inside the vehicle with injuries, according to the Tokyo Fire Department.
The 38-year-old operator of the crane, who was trapped inside the vehicle before being rescued, and a female pedestrian in her 40s, who was hit by the crane, remain unconscious. Another pedestrian — a 33-year-old man — sustained light injuries, police said.
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