![]() ![]() The LR 11350, owned by Saudi Bin Ladin Group, was used to extend access to the site for increasing numbers of people to Hajj, the annual pilgrimage. This crawler crane fell into the Grand Mosque with the hook block snapping off and crashing into the crowds. The first accident happened on the afternoon of September 11, when a storm suddenly picked up over Islam’s holiest city, leading to the collapse of a Liebherr LR 11350. In February, a collapse as a crane was being lowered in rising winds, killed one person and in Tribeca, New York. Last year, a crawler crane accident in high winds killed 109 people in Mecca. These accidents, Paola De Pascali reports, highlight the importance of careful preparation for high winds when using crawlers. ![]() This February, an accident in New York killed one person and injured 15. The Mecca crane accident in 2015 killed over 110 people, making it one of the worst such accidents in modern history. ![]()
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