Liverpool crane collapse: was the wind to blame?

A contractor was killed and another worker injured after a crane collapsed at a Liverpool building site yesterday (15 January).

The accident occurred at around 4pm at the Elysian Fields development where work was being carried out by contractors David McLean.

Around 70 workers were on the site when the crane collapsed 120ft, crushing one workman to death. The crane operator was trapped in the cab for an hour while emergency services used a cherry picker to free him. He was taken to hosp... (608 more words)

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