Crane collapse at Severn Bridge

The collapse last Thursday of a gantry crane on the Second Severn Bridge is being investigated by a team from the Health and Safety Executive. Nobody was injured in the incident which damaged a 5m by 3m section of the bridge deck.

A spokesman for Laing said the completion date should not be affected. The rear crab of the gantry crane was carrying a 200 tonne section of decking and moving backwards when it keeled over.