Florida crane collapse kills construction worker - BBC News

A car was crushed and three other people injured when the crane piece fell onto a bridge in Fort Lauderdale.

11 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The crane section had collapsed on a bridge, damaging at least two carsBy Nadine YousifBBC NewsOne person was killed and three others were injured after part of a crane fell from a building in the US city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Crews were in the process of increasing the crane's height when a section of it came loose, officials said.

Pictures from the scene show the huge metal structure fell onto a car that was driving across a bridge, crushing the front of it.

A construction worker died after falling with the crane section.

Two of those injured were taken to hospital while a third was treated at the scene.

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