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Crash landing: Crane collapses while lifting Air India jet

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Crash landing: Crane collapses while lifting Air India jet
WATCH ABOVE: Spectators catch the moment a crane collapses while lifting an Air India jet on camera – Apr 12, 2016

A crane lifting a decommissioned Air India jet came crashing down in a town southwest of Mumbai on Sunday – and the accident was captured on video.

The A-320 passenger jet was being lifted as part of an Air India training exercise at Begumpet Airport in Hyderbad.

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Spectators viewing the maneuver recorded the moment the crane’s tower masts collapsed in half.

The 70-ton Airbus A-320, which crashed down on the wall of a private building, was empty at the time of the accident.

No injuries were reported due to the collapse.

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