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| Two die as crane falls into flats | Two die as crane falls into flats |
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| Two people have been killed after a crane collapsed onto a block of residential flats. | Two people have been killed after a crane collapsed onto a block of residential flats. |
| One of the men that died was the crane driver and another is thought to be a man washing his car. | One of the men that died was the crane driver and another is thought to be a man washing his car. |
| The block in Battersea, south-west London, has been evacuated but police said no-one inside has been injured. | |
| The flats are on the edge of a construction site. Local residents described the collapse as like a bomb going off. | |
| Police, ambulance staff and firefighters were called shortly before 1800 BST on Tuesday to the site in Battersea Park. | Police, ambulance staff and firefighters were called shortly before 1800 BST on Tuesday to the site in Battersea Park. |
| Massive bang | Massive bang |
| Police have yet to identify the victims and inform their next-of-kin. | Police have yet to identify the victims and inform their next-of-kin. |
| Local resident Ron Brown said: "I just heard a massive bang and I thought a bomb had gone off. Then I saw loads of dust go up. | |
| "When I got round to where it had happened I saw the front end of the crane had hit a block of flats and before I knew it the emergency services were crawling all over the place. | "When I got round to where it had happened I saw the front end of the crane had hit a block of flats and before I knew it the emergency services were crawling all over the place. |
| "Well if you can imagine a crane, the weight of it as well. Anybody living in there wouldn't stand an earthly chance of living - can tell you that now. | "Well if you can imagine a crane, the weight of it as well. Anybody living in there wouldn't stand an earthly chance of living - can tell you that now. |
| When I went past the building that was damaged all the windows were blown out Eyewitness Ron Brown | When I went past the building that was damaged all the windows were blown out Eyewitness Ron Brown |
| "When I went past the building that was damaged all the windows were blown out." | "When I went past the building that was damaged all the windows were blown out." |
| BBC correspondent Tom Edwards said: "Even in the dark you can see the crane buckled and the top half of it has been embedded into the top of the flats. | BBC correspondent Tom Edwards said: "Even in the dark you can see the crane buckled and the top half of it has been embedded into the top of the flats. |
| "People here are in shock. Many thought a bomb had gone off. A number of locals have also told me the other man to have died was someone out washing their car. Obviously that has not been confirmed as yet." | "People here are in shock. Many thought a bomb had gone off. A number of locals have also told me the other man to have died was someone out washing their car. Obviously that has not been confirmed as yet." |
| The crane was approximately 50 metres high, police said. | The crane was approximately 50 metres high, police said. |
| Nine Elms Lane in Battersea has been closed both ways between Vauxhall and Battersea Park railway station. | |
| The Health and Safety Executive is investigating how the crane collapsed. | The Health and Safety Executive is investigating how the crane collapsed. |