17 workers dead after crane collapses in India
New Delhi, The Gulf Observer: A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 17 workers, the country’s National Disaster Response Force said Tuesday.
Television footage showed the collapsed crane on the ground as rescue workers looked for survivors near the site in Thane, a city just outside Mumbai. At least three people were injured and rushed to a hospital.
The crane is used to install precast box girders while building highway and high-speed rail bridges, Associated Press reported (AP).
