Woman, 70, killed in Jerusalem after crane falls onto her from truck

By Charlie Summers

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28 January 2026, 4:22 pm

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Police forces are seen at the scene where a crane collapsed onto a vehicle, killing a woman in the Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem, January 28, 2026. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

A 70-year-old woman was killed after a crane attached to a truck collapsed on her in Jerusalem’s Arnona neighborhood, first responders say.

The pedestrian was found lying on the sidewalk by Magen David Adom and Hatzalah medics, according to statements from both agencies. The crane also appears to have fallen onto a parked car.

Paramedics rushed the woman with a life-threatening head injury to Shaare Zedek Medical Center. She succumbed to her wounds and was pronounced dead by medical staff at the hospital.

Police officers dispatched to the scene detained three suspects connected to work at the site and are examining the circumstances of the lethal incident, police say.