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Four killed in NY crane collapse

New York - Construction crane collapses
New York - Construction crane collapses

A construction crane crashed onto a New York residential building today, killing at least four people and injuring 10 others.

Some remained trapped inside the Manhattan building after the massive white crane struck it in the early afternoon.

The crane split in half at the construction site of a 25-story building on East 51st Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan's Upper East Side.

A small building was crushed while the crane also struck the top corner of another, taller building.

Huge chunks of rubble were scattered all over the site, while the accident left a BMW crushed and several other cars damaged.