Video: the moment when a crane of a Google building falls and kills 4 people

A student of the Seattle Pacific University is one of four people who died Saturday afternoon when a construction crane fell from the top of a building and landed on one of the busiest roads.

Sarah Wong, 19, died when the crane, erected for the construction of a seat of nine Google, according to the Seattle weather, landed at the top of six vehicles that crossed Mercer Street. Wong was in an Uber with a friend when the crane fell on his vehicle, reported CBS 2 in Los Angeles.

"She has pbaded on so much love, encouragement and kindness to everyone around her.said Lauren Tan, friend of Wong, CBS 2 "The most important thing is that she was like my sister and one of my closest friends"

Wong, a native of California, was planning to specialize in nursing, the university announced.

"We regret the tragic and sudden loss of our pupil, we console ourselves"said the university in a statement.

The workers announced that Andrew Yoder, his 31 year old partner, was one of two workers who died in the accident. A union representative told him KOMO News Yoder was a young father and a marine infant.

"When he died, many of us felt like we were losing one of the best characters we've ever met.Chris McClain, Local 86 Administrator, told McCom.

The King County Coroner's Office announced that he would disclose the names of the four victims of the accident.

Seattle police and firefighters arrived at Fairview Avenue and Mercer Street around 3:30 pm m. Saturday. The Vulcans said that when the rescuers arrived, three people were already dead.

Harborview Medical Center admitted three patients: a man, a 20-year-old woman and a girl. Two were released Saturday night and, as reported by the University of Health Sciences in Washington, a third patient was stable.

"It's a tragic day in Seattle. The accident occurred in the heart of our citySeattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Saturday in a statement, but the city has also witnessedmiracles", 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.

The cause of the collapse is being investigated, Durkan said. "That is going to take time"The Ministry of Labor and State Industries is badessing the need to repair the roads where the crane has landed.

The National Weather Service tweeted that a storm had caused gusts of wind reaching 35 km / h at the time of the collapse, but clarified that the gusts were probably not strong enough for the ## 147 ## 39, to have provoked.