2 injured after crane collapses at Amazon warehouse construction site in NY

Emergency crews respond after a crane collapses at an Amazon construction site in Hawthorne, N.Y.
Emergency crews respond after a crane collapses at an Amazon construction site in Hawthorne, N.Y. Photo credit Roger Stern

HAWTHORNE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — Two people were injured after a crane collapsed at an Amazon construction site in Westchester County on Friday afternoon, a town supervisor said.

The collapse happened at the site off Route 9A near Saw Miller River Road in Hawthorne.

Mt. Pleasant Town Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi said one person suffered minor injuries and another suffered "a more serious injury to one leg."

An investigation into the failure is underway.

1010 WINS has reached out to Amazon for comment.

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