Crane Accident on E. 13th Street

MANHATTAN, NY--Rescue workers inspecting the crane after a 4-ton chunk of metal fell off and hit a taxi.

No one was killed or seriously injured. The taxi was totaled but the driver was virtually unscathed.

However, the authorities were afraid that the entire crane was unstable and might topple over onto the building across the street.

You can see in the picture that the entire crane is listing just a couple degrees to the left.