One person has been killed and two others are seriously injured after a large mobile crane collapsed in New York City, smashing into the roofs of parked cars.
The crane landed across a road junction and stretched across much of a block in the Tribeca neighbourhood of Manhattan, about 10 blocks north of the World Trade Center.
There was damage to the roof of a nearby building, and debris littered the street.
Robert Harold, who works at the Legal Aid Society, said: "It was right outside my window. It was a crashing sound. You could feel the vibration in the building."
Mr Harold said at least one victim was trapped in a car, and he saw onlookers trying to get the person out. He also saw a person lying motionless in the street.
Nearby buildings were evacuated, and police told people arriving for work that they should go home.
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