2 killed, 3 injured in crane accident at construction site
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- Two South Koreans were killed and three others injured after a crane broke down at a construction site near Seoul, police said Monday.
Five workers fell from a 55-meter-tall tower crane at the construction site for an apartment complex in Namyangju, just northeast of Seoul, around 4:40 p.m., according to police.
Two were confirmed dead at the scene and three seriously injured were rushed to nearby hospitals.
The police said they will look into what caused the accident and whether the workers followed safety measures at the construction site.
In this photo taken on May 22, 2017, firefighters examine a tower crane that broke killing two workers and injuring three at an apartment construction site in Namyangju, just northeast of Seoul. (Yonhap)
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