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02.02.2015

Winds overturn crane

A large crawler crane working on the new Timsah Arena Stadium, in Bursa, Turkey came down over the weekend in strong storms, killing the driver of a passing car.
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The crane flipped over backwards in very strong winds


The crane boom, luffing jib and derrick mast went over the back of the machine and across the Bursa-İzmir highway, with the jib striking a passing taxi, killing its driver- Fatih Demirkıran. A woman passenger was seriously injured and is in a critical condition in hospital.
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The jib struck a passing taxi with fatal consequences


At this stage we have no further details.

Comments

lambsy
What is going on with the owners of these large crawler cranes ? on this web site a few weeks ago , another large crawler crane jib went over the back , at a wind farm in germany . On that occassion high winds were to blame as well , people must step up too the plate - appointed persons and crane owners and drivers have a duty of care to check weather forecasts re high winds , not only during the crane driving shift but also when the crane is left unattended . This is very important with regard to lattice jib cranes the jib must be lowered or at the very least an attempt made to anchor the crane jib down via the hook block attached too heavy ballast on the ground.

Feb 2, 2015