A large crane has collapsed in New York City killing two people and damaging an apartment building on Manhattan's upper east side.
The crane operator and another construction worker died in the collapse shortly after 1pm.
A third worker was seriously injured and a pedestrian received minor injuries.
The top section of the crane smashed into The Electra apartment building, which is more than 20 floors high.
The crane was working on a building under construction across the street from the apartment building.
Television footage showed part of the crane in a crumpled mess in the street and a corner apartment at the top of the building that had been demolished.
Balconies had been ripped from apartments on the building as the crane fell.
In March, a giant crane fell and crushed a residential building in midtown Manhattan, killing seven people and injuring more than 10 others.
