1 man dead, another injured after a crane accident at Saskatoon construction site

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One antheral is dormant and different injured aft a crane mishap July 5 astatine a Saskatoon operation site.

38-year-old unfortunate from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.

Dan Zakreski · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 07, 2025 10:47 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

A six-storey flat  analyzable  nether  operation  with exposed wood.

The enactment tract remained taped disconnected connected Sunday. (Dan Zakreski/CBC)

A 38-year-old antheral from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. is dormant and different antheral successful infirmary aft a crane mishap astatine a Saskatoon operation site.

It happened astir 9:40 a.m. CST connected July 5 at an flat gathering tract connected Webster Street successful the Forest Grove neighbourhood.

A 2nd man, 37, was besides injured and taken to hospital.

In a quality release, constabulary said the crane set-up connected the southbound broadside of the gathering collapsed.

On Sunday, constabulary portion remained connected the exterior of the building. The crane was standing, but the stack of factual ballast was astatine its base.

The mishap is inactive nether investigation.

According to the WestCliff Properties website, a Saskatoon existent property improvement company, the finished gathering volition diagnostic 162 rental suites erstwhile it opens adjacent year.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dan Zakreski is simply a newsman for CBC Saskatoon.

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