13 Jul 2012 15:43

Construction worker killed in crane collapse in Cheboksary

CHEBOKSARY. July 13 (Interfax) - A worker has been killed after the working arm of a caterpillar track crane fell on a construction site in Cheboksary, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's Main Directorate for Chuvashia said.

The incident in the city's Marposadsky Shosse was reported at 10:37 a.m. Moscow time.

"It was found that during the production operations, the crane sling broke, as a result of which the arm fell on a 57-year-old worker. The man died from the sustained injuries," the statement said.

The incident is being investigated.