Close Call as NYC Crane Piece Falls, Crushes Cab 9/30/2006
Five people were injured Sept. 29 in New York City when a four-ton chunk of metal dislodged from a construction crane on a high-rise building site and fell 21 stories, crushing a taxi. The cranes three operators were briefly trapped in the cab.
The accident occurred about 3:45 p.m. at Third Ave. and East 13th St. in the crowded East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Incredibly, none of the injuries was serious. Cabbie Chrislorme Paul and his fare both escaped unscathed, but the Yellow cab was totaled.