Crane collapses in Haifa, killing operator
Highway in northern city closed to traffic because of fallen equipment
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIlan Ben Zion is an AFP reporter and a former news editor at The Times of Israel.
A 35-year-old crane operator died Thursday in Haifa after the crane in which he was working collapsed.
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Magen David Adom paramedics who arrived at the work site attempted to resuscitate Holon resident Sergey Ponovsky, but pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police closed Route 75 in Haifa to traffic because of the downed crane blocking part of the roadway, and closed the Route 22 overpass over the road because of damage caused by the fallen equipment.
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