Crane collapse Boston updates – Haymarket parking garage accident in Downtown kills one

A CRANE collapse onto a parking garage in Boston has killed one.

The accident happened at the Government Center parking garage in Downtown on Saturday evening.

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The parking garage was under construction when the crane collapsed at around 5.40pm local time.

One victim, a construction worker, was found dead at the bottom of the rubble. He was allegedly in a machine when the collapse occurred, officials said.

A passerby was also transported to a hospital nearby, according to Boston EMS.

Boston Fire Department officials said all other workers had been accounted for and no other injuries had been reported.

Captain Kelley McCormick of the Boston Police Department said there are structural evaluations underway to ensure the building and tunnel underneath are stable. Until then, there will be train and traffic disruptions in the area.

A crane was involved, McCormick said, but a smaller crane and not the larger yellow one pictured in footage.

Video clips of the scene showed fire trucks and police personnel on the scene.

The Boston Police Department tweeted that traffic in the area will be impacted.

“BPD Traffic Advisory: Due to an active incident at a construction site in the area of 1 Congress Street in Downtown Boston, vehicular and pedestrian traffic will be impacted in the surrounding areas.”

Emily Maher with NewsCenter 5, reported that several people who heard the garage collapse recounted the crane collapse sounded like “thunder that didn’t stop.”