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Six injured in Tokyo when building crane falls onto street
Apr 14, 2009, 5:56 GMT
Tokyo - Six people were injured Tuesday in Tokyo's Kojimachi business district after a large construction crane fell onto the street, Japanese media reports said.
A 62-year-old woman suffered a cardiac arrest after the 28-metre crane operating at a construction site fell over onto the street. Another passerby was injured but still conscious, Jiji Press quoted the Tokyo Metropolitan Fire Department saying.
The 38-year-old crane operator suffered a back injury, and three workers were rescued out of a truck.
The crane was lifting a 6-ton cylinder used to pour concrete for a building foundation when it fell, blocking three lanes of traffic.
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