AdvertisementA Seattle Pacific University student was among the four people who were tragically killed when a construction crane fell from a building and crashed into a busy street in Seattle. The crane at the South Lake Union project collapsed on Mercer Street near Interstate 5 shortly before 3.30pm and crushed six cars below, according to the Seattle Fire Department. Workers hug at the scene after a construction crane working on a Google building collapsed in downtown SeattleFirefighters arrive on the scene to assess the damage. With Amazon and other tech companies increasing their hiring in Seattle, the city has dozens of construction cranes building office towers and apartment buildings. As of January there were about 60 construction cranes in Seattle, more than any other American city.

Source: Daily Mail April 28, 2019 20:37 UTC