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Crane collapse kills 4 in Indonesia's capital

Xinhua,February 04, 2018 Adjust font size:

JAKARTA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A total of four workers were killed Sunday after a crane used for construction of light rapid transport infrastructure collapsed in Indonesia's capital, an official said.

"A crane collapse in East Jakarta this (Sunday) morning," an official of national disaster management agency told Xinhua by phone.

The incident took place at about 05 :00 a.m. Jakarta time in Matraman district, police said.

"Two people were killed on the scene and two other injured persons died in hospital," police chief in East Jakarta Senior Commissioner Yoyon Tono Surya Putra said.

The victims were rushed to nearby Hermina Hospital, according to him. Enditem