Tragedy struck Houston on Thursday when powerful storms caused chaos, culminating in the death of a man after two cranes toppled over and crushed a cement truck. The catastrophic event occurred around 6:40 p.m. on Wingate near 75th Street according to Houston police, FOX 26 Houston reports.
In the fury of the storm, with several cement trucks parked nearby, two towering cranes were knocked down by the fierce winds, and one of the machines, its structure failing, slammed into the vehicles below; this unfortunate turn of events claimed the life of a man, said to be in his early 70s, found within one of the trucks. Alongside the individual's death, four others lost their lives amidst Thursday’s severe weather, a fact confirmed by Houston Mayor John Whitmire, as FOX 26 Houston detailed.
Witnesses of the incident took to social media to convey the extent of the damage, showcasing images of the collapsed crane's remnants pinning the cement truck with stark clarity.
The chaos unfolded as Houston area construction sites fell victim to the violent onslaught the storms brought. The driver of the stricken cement truck was among the casualties, as documented on Gage Goulding's X.
CRANE COLLAPSE: Two cranes at a Houston area construction site collapsed during Thursday’s severe weather, killing the driver of this cement truck.
— Gage Goulding - KPRC 2 (@GageGoulding) May 17, 2024
This is on Wingate Street. @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/prTCFNQSqf
