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Three killed as tower crane falls in China

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Three people were killed and six injured when a tower crane collapsed at a construction site in China's Shandong province on Thursday, authorities said.

The accident took place around 1.30 p.m. at Guoxin Sports Center in Qingdao city, Xinhua news agency reported.

The crane hit nine workers, three of whom died on the way to hospital.

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First Published: Dec 24 2015 | 11:12 PM IST

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