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Crane falls in Seattle leaving four people dead, four injured

| @indiablooms | Apr 28, 2019, at 10:12 am

Moscow, Apr 28 (Sputnik) A crane fell on a road in the northwestern US city of Seattle, leaving four people dead and four more injured, the local Fire Department said.

“The incident at Fairview Ave N and involved a crane that fell into traffic. 5 cars were crushed. There are a total of 4 fatalities, and 3 injured patients that have been transferred to the hospital,” the Fire Department said on Saturday on its Twitter page.

Later the department said that one more car had been hit by the crane.

“Update: the incident at Fairview Ave N and Mercer street has an 8th patient that was treated on-scene and not transported. This was the 6th car with damage from the fallen crane,” the Fire Department added.

Causes of the incident remain unknown.


 

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