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Sad!! 85-Year-Old Killed, Others Injured After A 65ft Crane Collapsed Onto Their Home
Jul 14, 2020
The family of a 'loyal and caring' woman killed when a crane collapsed onto their house in east London said they have been left 'beyond devastated'. June Harvey, 85, was killed and at least four others injured in the incident on Wednesday last week, including a construction worker who was taken to hospital in a critical condition. Ms Harvey's family said she was a 'true Eastender', who loved gardening and bingo, as they demanded answers on how the 20-metre crane crashed through the roof of their terraced house in Compton Close, Bow.
Her niece Jacqueline Atkinson, 63, who also lived in the house with her 28-year-old son Sam Atkinson and dog, Teddy, was just metres away from Ms Harvey when the crane hit their home. 'I was upstairs in the same room as June when the crane hit,' she said. 'My son managed to help me escape by pushing a ladder up to the bedroom window and helping me climb down. I couldn't believe it when I saw the crane had smashed into the house leaving it like a pile of rubble. There was dust everywhere and Sam and I were both taken to hospital but sadly June didn't make it.'
Her son, a chef in Canary Wharf, last week said the noise was so loud he thought it was a 'plane crash' and told of his and his mother's 'miracle' survival. Mr Atkinson said on Tuesday: 'We need answers about how this happened. We have lost everything and now we have a funeral to arrange and respectfully ask that we are given space to grieve.'
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