Frightening video: a crane collapsed and four people were killed | Chronic

Four people died Saturday after the collapse of a construction crane in Seattle (western United States) on vehicles and pbaders-by. In addition, the accident has caused several injuries.

Two of the dead were workers on the crane and the other two were people in vehicles at the scene of the accident, said Harold Scoggins, Seattle Fire Chief.

A student from Seattle Pacific University was among those in his car when the construction crane fell from the top of a building. Sarah WongThe 19-year-old also died after the metal object struck the Uber he was in with a friend.

The machine was part of the construction team of the new Google campus in the city. "FIt was terrifying. The crane is broken in half. One half was left hanging and the other half fell on the street "he expressed Esther Nelson, witness of what happened, in statements to the local newspaper of the Seattle Times.

Workers at work have announced that their partner Andrew Yoder, 31, was one of two workers who died in the accident. A union representative told KOMO media that Yoder was a young father and a child of the navy. "At his death, many of us felt we were losing one of the best people we have ever met"he said.

"It's a tragic day in Seattle.The accident occurred in the heart of our city"said the mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkanin a statement. However, he said, the city also saw "amiracles"Like a 25-year-old mother and her 4-month-old daughter who survived despite being trapped in one of the cars crushed by the crane.