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| Crewe crane collapse: Killed men identified | Crewe crane collapse: Killed men identified |
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| Two building site workers killed when a crane collapsed in Crewe have been identified. | Two building site workers killed when a crane collapsed in Crewe have been identified. |
| David Newall, 36, from Bradford, and Rhys Barker, 18, from Castleford, West Yorkshire died at the site in Dunwoody Way on Wednesday. | David Newall, 36, from Bradford, and Rhys Barker, 18, from Castleford, West Yorkshire died at the site in Dunwoody Way on Wednesday. |
| A 45-year-old man from Glossop, who was also working near the crane, is in a stable condition in hospital. | A 45-year-old man from Glossop, who was also working near the crane, is in a stable condition in hospital. |
| Post-mortem tests found the two men died from crush injuries. The Health and Safety Executive is investigating. | Post-mortem tests found the two men died from crush injuries. The Health and Safety Executive is investigating. |
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| Mr Barker's former school Airedale Academy paid tribute to him, saying he was a "lovely young man with his whole life ahead of him". | |
| "He was well-liked and will be greatly missed by his many friends and staff here at the academy," the statement added. | |
| A parent and child were taken to hospital as a precaution because the crane damaged a nearby home. | A parent and child were taken to hospital as a precaution because the crane damaged a nearby home. |
| Police said the three men were "working on the crane" when the accident happened. | Police said the three men were "working on the crane" when the accident happened. |
| The man in hospital, believed to be the crane driver, has serious injuries but they are not thought to be life-threatening. | The man in hospital, believed to be the crane driver, has serious injuries but they are not thought to be life-threatening. |
| The building site - formerly part of the Bombardier Works complex - belongs to Seddon Homes. Its chief executive said he could not speculate about what had happened. | |
| A man who lives nearby, who only gave his name as Jason, told BBC Radio Stoke the crane - being used to help build new homes - had been lifting tools before it fell. | |
| "They finished the work, the crane positioned itself facing Bombardier. | |
| "The guys finished their work and they were still up there when all of a sudden, it slowly just started to tilt, tilt tilt. | |
| "Guys started shouting and it completely fell on the floor." | |
| Steven Hogben, a Labour councillor on Cheshire East Council, said he drove past the site a few minutes before the accident. | |
| He said he had thought the crane looked "amazingly high". | |
| "It was a tall crane which only appeared a few days ago," he said. | |
| "I'm not aware of any concerns having been raised about it." |