Tappan Zee Bridge shut down after crane collapse

[SOUSGT 357]

 

 

NYACK - A crane collapse has closed the Tappan Zee Bridge in both directions. 

The crane from the construction site of the new span of the bridge fell onto the old span shortly before noon on the Rockland side of the span.

Part of the concrete guardrail on the side of the bridge has been smashed. Engineers are expected to come out and check the bridge to see if it's structurally sound. Crews are currently working to cut the crane up in order to remove it from the span.

 

NEW YORK - A crane has collapsed across lanes of traffic at the Tappan Zee Bridge in the New York City suburbs.

Video from a news helicopter showed at least one person being taken out of a car and loaded into an ambulance after the crane collapsed around noon Tuesday.

Online images show a piece of a crane sprawled across lanes in both directions on the bridge, which spans Rockland and Westchester counties.

 

http://newjersey.news12.com/news/tappan-zee-bridge-shut-down-after-crane-collapse-1.12063298

http://hudsonvalley.news12.com/

Edited July 19, 2016 by SOUSGT
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[nfdcanman 29]

anyone have a rundown of the units who responded?

[velcroMedic1987 330]

4 hours ago, nfdcanman said:

anyone have a rundown of the units who responded?

 

Everyone!

[SECTMB 612]

Just want to say that yesterday was some kind of a miracle.  The crane fell across all lanes, North and South and nobody got killed or seriously injured.  The bridge has been no stranger to tragedy, yesterday could have been one of the worst, glad it wasn't.