Fatal crane accident in London
9 July 2020One person has died and four were injured after a tower crane collapsed on a construction site in London, UK, yesterday afternoon.
The Wolffkran tower crane was being used for the construction of a residential development in Bow, for Swan Housing Association/NU living. The crane collapsed on the site where flats are being constructed, and crashed onto two adjacent houses.
The London Fire Brigade was called at 14:39. Fire crews from Poplar, Millwall, Whitechapel, Stratford, and Shadwell attended the incident.
Assistant Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade Graham Ellis said: "A 20m crane collapsed onto a block of flats under development and into two terraced houses on Compton Close.
"Our Urban Search and Rescue crews undertook a complex rescue operation and used specialist equipment to search the properties. Sadly one woman died at the scene. The London Ambulance Service have confirmed that two people were taken to hospital with head injuries and a further two were treated at the scene."
