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Crane collapse at Florida's Merritt Island leaves two construction workers dead
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crane-collapse-florida-victims-merritt-island-b2763863.htmlTwo construction workers were killed Wednesday when a crane collapsed at the construction site of a new hospital on Merritt Island, a Florida peninsula, according to reports.
The crane was over the unfinished Health First’s Cape Canaveral Hospital at 255 Borman Dr. when it collapsed around 2 p.m., Spectrum News reported.
The two workers were taken to a nearby hospital, where they died from their injuries, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tod Goodyear told Fox 35. Their names have not been released pending family notification.
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News 6 meteorologists reported there was a 58 mph wind gust at the time of the accident.
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