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Today (3rd) morning, a 30m high tower crane collapsed at a construction site in Incheon, killing two workers and injuring one person. An accident occurred while the crane was being dismantled, and police are investigating whether the safety rules were properly maintained at the site.

I am reporter Han So-hee.

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The crane body, squeaky, hangs snugly on the opposite building.

It was around 8:30 am today that the crane was collapsed at the construction site of a new office building in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon.

The 30-meter-long crane column collapsed during the dismantling, causing three workers on the crane to crash.

Two people were killed and one seriously injured in the accident.

All of the casualties were workers who were subcontracted by the contractor contractors.

[Han Sang-gil / Chairman of Korea Tower Crane Cooperative Association: Because I didn't insert all the bolts, I've fallen backward because of the eccentricity.]

The accidental crane was found to have been inspected two months ago by a safety inspection.

In 2017, 17 people died in a crane accident, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor strengthened the safety management of the tower crane workshop.

Last month, we built a training center for training crane installation and dismantling for 5.8 billion won, but again, a human life accident occurred.

The police are investigating whether the construction managers followed the safety instructions during the dismantling of the crane and whether there was a problem with the crane itself.

(Video coverage: Lim Dong-guk, Video editing: Park Ki-deok, VJ: Lee Jun-young)