The collapse of a construction crane in Metchosin, B.C., has killed a worker and seriously injured the crane’s operator.
RCMP in the district near Victoria say an ambulance was called to the building site Thursday afternoon after a report that the crane above a construction area had failed.
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Police say two people were found in the wreckage, one person was already dead and another was seriously injured.
The person killed, a 42-year-old man from nearby Langford, has not been identified.
The operator of the crane has significant injuries.
Police, WorksafeBC and the BC Coroners Service are all investigating the accident.
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