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| Two men killed in crane collapse | Two men killed in crane collapse |
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| Two people have been killed after a crane collapsed at a construction site in south-west London. | |
| Police, ambulance staff and firefighters were called shortly before 1800 BST to the site in Battersea Park. | Police, ambulance staff and firefighters were called shortly before 1800 BST to the site in Battersea Park. |
| Two men were pronounced dead at the scene, one man has minor injuries and a woman is suffering from shock, said a Scotland Yard spokesman. | |
| Some roads have been closed while investigations continue and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed. | Some roads have been closed while investigations continue and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed. |
| 'Massive bang' | |
| Police said the block of flats, on which the crane collapsed, was located adjacent to a construction site. | |
| The building has been evacuated by the police. No one has been injured there, they said. | |
| Police have yet to identify the victims and inform their next-of-kin. | |
| Local resident Ron Brown said, "I just heard a massive bang and I thought a bomb had gone off. Then I saw loads of dust go up. | |
| "When I got round to where it had happened I saw the front end of the crane had hit a block of flats and before I knew it the emergency services were crawling all over the place," he said. | |
| The crane was approximately 50 metres high, police said. | |
| A man who suffered minor head injuries has been taken to St Thomas's Hospital. | |
| Eight ambulances, one air ambulance, two motorcycles and a fast response car were sent to the scene. | |
| Nine Elms Lane in Battersea has been closed both ways between Vauxhall and Battersea Park rail station. |