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Part of crane falls on Fort Lauderdale bridge killing a construction worker, two hospitalized | PHOTOS

  • Workers stand below the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the...

    Workers stand below the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Friday, April 5, 2024. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida ֱ)

  • A car drives over the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over...

    A car drives over the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale where a metal plate covers a hole in the bridge on Friday, April 5, 2024, from a section of crane parts that fell Thursday, killing one worker, during construction on what will be the Gables Riverwalk apartment building. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Chief Stephen Gollan said a platform that held equipment failed, sending sections of crane extensions down onto the bridge. The crane itself did not experience the failure, he said. The construction worker who died “had fallen with the load off of the side of the building,” Gollan said. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida ֱ)

  • Apparent damage is seen on the side of what will...

    Apparent damage is seen on the side of what will be the Gables Riverwalk apartment building on Friday, April 5, 2024. Sections of crane parts fell onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, killing one worker, during construction on the building. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Chief Stephen Gollan said a platform that held equipment failed, sending sections of crane extensions down onto the bridge. The crane itself did not experience the failure, he said. The construction worker who died “had fallen with the load off of the side of the building,” Gollan said. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida ֱ)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

  • People leaving the Broward County courthouse stop to look at part of a crane that dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

    People leaving the Broward County courthouse stop to look at part of a crane that dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    Doug Thron/Courtesy

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Doug Thron/Courtesy)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Doug Thron/Courtesy)

    Doug Thron/Courtesy

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Doug Thron/Courtesy)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Carline Jean/South Florida ֱ)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Scott Luxor/Contributor)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Scott Luxor/Contributor)

  • One person is dead and two are injured after a piece of a crane fell from a few hundred feet down onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Courtesy/Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Greg May)

    One person is dead and two are injured after a piece of a crane fell from a few hundred feet down onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Courtesy/Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Greg May)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Scott Luxor/Contributor)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Ryan Reiter/Courtesy)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Scott Luxor/Contributor)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Scott Luxor/Contributor)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Scott Luxor/Contributor)

  • A construction worker was killed and two people were taken...

    A construction worker was killed and two people were taken to the hospital after a portion of a crane dropped onto the Southeast Third Avenue bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Scott Luxor/Contributor)

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