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November 17, 2008
Eleven construction workers die in Chongqing crane accident
CHONGQING, China
Eleven construction workers were killed and 12 injured in southwest China when the crane container they were riding in plunged to the ground at a building site.
The October 28, 2008 accident happened in heavy rain at a bridge under construction near Chongqing city.
A steel cable carrying the container snapped, sending the workers to their deaths, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Nine workers were declared dead at the scene and two died on the way to hospital, Xinhua said.
Eleven of the 12 injured were listed in serious condition.
JOC News Service
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