Alberta man killed in crane accident at Saskatoon apartment construction site
38-year-old victim from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
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.
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