Cel puţin o persoană a murit, iar alte două sunt în stare gravă după prăbuşirea unei macarale pe un bulevard din cartierul new-yorkez Manhattan, relatează Mediafax.

Macaraua a căzut pe bulevardul Tribeca, la intersecţia cu străzile Worth şi Church.

Structura metalică a utilajului s-a prăbuşit pe zeci de maşini, în condiţii de viscol.

O persoană a murit pe loc, iar alta a fost scoasă în stare gravă dintr-un vehicul. Alte două persoane au fost transferate la spital, una fiind în stare gravă.

„Dacă semaforul ar fi fost verde şi aş fi trecut, probabil aş fi fost moartă acum”, a declarat Jesse Natale, o femeie care a asistat la prăbuşirea macaralei, citată de New York Daily News.

NYC Crane Collapse: pic.twitter.com/tknjdZ8TQB

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#FDNY on scene of crane collapse at Worth St/W Bdwy in #Tribeca. 1 fatality, 2 serious, 1 minor. Photo cred @nycoem pic.twitter.com/YkXiHDAKdL

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#FDNY on scene of crane collapse at Worth St/W Bdwy in #Tribeca. 1 fatality, 2 serious, 1 minor. Photo cred @nycoem pic.twitter.com/39AlbeGbI1

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#FDNY on scene of crane collapse at Worth St & W Bdwy in #Tribeca. 1 fatality confirmed, 2 patients serious pic.twitter.com/PwGWYcfVkX

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#FDNY on scene of crane collapse at Worth St & W Bdwy in #Tribeca. 1 fatality confirmed, 2 patients serious pic.twitter.com/NWUYp5RC3t

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#FDNY on scene of crane collapse at Worth St & W Bdwy in Manhattan. 1 fatality confirmed, 2 patients serious pic.twitter.com/5bHeI1Ba7x

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#FDNY operating on scene of crane collapse at 40 Worth St & W Bdwy in Manhattan. 1 fatality confirmed, 2 serious pic.twitter.com/XrOg0zoxOI

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#FDNY operating on scene of crane collapse at 40 Worth St & W Bdwy in Manhattan. 1 fatality confirmed, 2 serious pic.twitter.com/6aUjhB7J4o

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NY Crane Collapse: Several buildings damaged with debris everywhere pic.twitter.com/R0dFDe9sjX

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Update: 1 Dead & 1 in serious condition pic.twitter.com/4gye4XKO3M

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#BREAKING photo of crane collapse in Lower Manhattan. Injuries reported. @Breaking911 @BreakingNews @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/erW9vtA9jN

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#BREAKING video of TriBeCa #cranecollapse on 40 Worth St. #pix11news @breaking911 pic.twitter.com/ETuQQeAM9d

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