Deadly Seattle Crane Accident: The Search For Answers Begins

Dashcam video shows crane section crashing down

Seattle crane collapse — A tower crane lies in pieces on April 27, part of the tower atop the roof of a building under construction for Google on the corner of Mercer and Fairview Avenue N. at about 3:30 p.m. Pacific. According to news reports two crane operators and two people in cars were killed with additional people injured on the ground. Photo by Eva Sawyer for ENR

Washington State officials are examining the activities of the companies involved in the building project at Google's new Seattle campus, where the April 27 collapse killed two ironworkers and two motorists. Full story Dashcam video shows crane section tumbling to street. Watch video

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