Two men were killed and six others were injured after a metal crane in a construction site crashed onto a commercial building in Pasay on Tuesday afternoon. The report said the crane tower fell down and its boom hit the adjacent Core Town building, killing an unidentified man on the spot and damaged several vehicles parked in the area. ADVERTISEMENTThe crane operator identified as Jonathan Diserdo, 32, of Monocrete Construction, was rushed to San Juan de Dios Hospital but was declared dead. Also hurt was Liu Shen Xiu, a 30-year-old Chinese national who was at the comfort room at the fourth floor of Core Town building when the accident happened. The report said the crane tower was being jacked up to add mast when the pressure of the hyrdraulic cylinder went low, causing the crane to collapse.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 10, 2018 06:46 UTC