Saskatoon

Alberta man killed in crane accident at Saskatoon apartment construction site

One man is dead and another injured after a crane accident July 5 at a Saskatoon construction site.

38-year-old victim from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.

A six-storey apartment complex under construction with exposed wood.
The work site remained taped off on Sunday. (Dan Zakreski/CBC)

A 38-year-old man from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. is dead and another man in hospital after a crane accident at a Saskatoon construction site.

It happened around 9:40 a.m. CST on July 5 at an apartment building site on Webster Street in the Forest Grove neighbourhood.

A second man, 37, was also injured and taken to hospital.

In a news release, police said the crane set-up on the south side of the building collapsed.

On Sunday, police tape remained on the exterior of the building. The crane was standing, with a stack of concrete ballast at its base.

The accident is still under investigation.

According to the WestCliff Properties website, a Saskatoon real estate development company, the finished building will feature 162 rental suites when it opens next year.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dan Zakreski is a reporter for CBC Saskatoon.