21.04.2008

Crane accident leaves one dead, one injured

A boom truck crane tipped over in Auburn, Wisconsin yesterday landing on a car that had pulled out in front of it. The truck and crane crushed the car, killing the driver and seriously injuring his wife .

The accident happened about 17 miles southeast of Fond du Lac and is described by officials as one of the strangest they had ever witnessed.
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A man died and his wife seriously injured when a truck crane crushed their car

The car, driven by the elderly man apparently pulled out in front of the truck crane which had the right of way. The truck driver braked and swerved to avoid hitting the car.

For a short time the two vehicles were traveling alongside each before the crane truck tipped over on top of the car.

The crane tipped to the left, with the front driver’s section of the crane landing directly on top of the car.

The truck driver was not injured in the crash and was walking around and talking at the scene.

The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency personnel worked for more than an hour to remove his wife, who was then transported by a Flight for Life helicopter to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.