DEVELOPING: At least
two people were hurt Tuesday after a construction crane collapsed onto the
Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York City, local media reported.
Paramedics rushed
two people from the scene on stretchers, Fox 5 reported. Crews closed all lanes
on the bridge and traffic reportedly backed up for miles.
Helicopter video
showed the collapsed crane stretching across all six lanes of the bridge, which
spans Rockland and Westchester counties.
Workers had been
building a new bridge to replace the older span over the Hudson River.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene.
It's not clear what
caused the collapse which unfolded around noon Tuesday, the Rockland County
executive's office reported.
In March, a 90-foot
tugboat sank after it hit a construction barge near the bridge site, killing
three crew members.
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