Job Site Crane Collapse In Victoria Area Kills Man, Injures Another

The Canadian Press, 14 Aug, 2015 12:49 PM

METCHOSIN, B.C. — The collapse of a construction crane in Metchosin, B.C., has killed a worker and seriously injured the crane's operator.

RCMP in the district near Victoria say an ambulance was called to the building site Thursday afternoon after a report that the crane above a construction area had failed.

Police say two people were found in the wreckage, one person was already dead and another was seriously injured.

The person killed, a 42-year-old man from nearby Langford, has not been identified.

The operator of the crane has significant injuries.

Police, WorksafeBC and the BC Coroners Service are all investigating the accident.

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