4 dead, 3 injured after crane collapses in Seattle: Officials originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
A crane collapse in Seattle on Saturday afternoon left four people dead and three others injured, police and fire officials said.
Around 3:30 p.m. a crane from a construction site fell and crushed six cars near the intersection of Fairview Avenue North and Mercer Street, according to Seattle Fire Department.
Obstruction on Mercer St and Fairview Ave N blocking the EB lanes. Fallen crane on west side of Fairview Ave N and Mercer St intersection. Avoid the area and use alt routes. pic.twitter.com/GLUAXTTjHl
— SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) April 27, 2019
Hours later officials announced that three men and a woman died — two were in the crane and two were in separate vehicles, said Lance Garland, a Seattle firefighter and their spokesman.
Three people — a 28-year-old man, 25-year-old woman and a 4-month-old baby — were transferred to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The mother and her baby have been discharged, while the man remains at Harborview Hospital in satisfactory condition.
At the time, the crane was being dismantled on top of two technology buildings — one belonging to Google — that are near completion, said Mike McQuaid, transportation chair of the South Lake Union Community Council.
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The portion of the crane where the operator sits or works within toppled.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee offered “deepest condolences to the family and friends” of the victims and “a full and speedy recovery” for the injured.
Traffic will be rerouted until approximately Sunday evening, police officials said.
ABC News’ Mark Osborne contributed to this report.