At least five people were injured in a construction accident involving a boom truck at a New York City construction site Tuesday afternoon, according to the Fire Department (FDNY).
FDNY rescue crews arrived at 3880 Ninth Avenue just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday after receiving initial reports of a “crane collapse.”
On Tuesday, FDNY crews responded to a report of an incident in New York City in which a crane allegedly collapsed and ended up on a small boom truck. Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. (Peter Garber, Fox News Digital)
FDNY crews determined it was caused by a small boom truck, not a crane collapse.
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Multiple people were injured in a boom truck accident in New York City on Tuesday. (Peter Garber)
According to the FDNY, four people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and one other person had non-life-threatening injuries.
Emergency crews are responding to reports of a crane collapsing and ending up on a small boom truck in New York City on Tuesday. Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. (Peter Garber, Fox News Digital)
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
Construction workers leave the scene of a boom truck accident in New York City on Tuesday. Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. (Peter Garber, Fox News Digital)
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Early Tuesday, the FDNY and the city Department of Buildings issued a weather warning amid a major storm expected to bring heavy rain and damaging winds.
