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Tower Crane Slams Into High-Rise, Top Section Collapses to Street Below Unspecified City — A routine construction day turned into a terrifying disaster when a tower crane struck the side of a high-rise building, causing its upper section to fail and collapse, sending debris crashing down to the street below. The video shows the yellow crane positioned alongside a glass-clad tower when something suddenly goes wrong near the crane’s top assembly. The jib swings toward the building and makes violen

Tower Crane Collapses in Downtown Core, Crashing Through Multiple Buildings. April 17, 2026 — 10:26 a.m. EDT — downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. A catastrophic construction incident unfolded late Friday morning after a tower crane collapsed in the heart of downtown Raleigh, crashing through multiple buildings as it fell and triggering a large-scale emergency response across the city center. According to preliminary reports from city officials, the crane was operating atop a high-rise constructio