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    Truck crane overloads parking deck, falls through

    Sept. 6, 2023
    Initial reports suggest "unauthorized" person drove the crane into the deck.
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    This item has been updated.

    A truck crane fell through a parking deck in Atlanta, Georgia, landing on its side on the level below. Photos show the crane next to pieces of broken concrete. The parking deck was reopened about a week after the incident, after property owner said it has been certified as safe. 

    According to a report by RoughDraft Atlanta, the truck crane was driven to the top of the parking deck, when it collapsed under what police said was weight exceeding the limit.

    The deck is part of a Publix grocery store, which closed as a result of the incident. The owner of the retail center was quoted in the report saying an "unauthorized person" drove the crane into the upper level.

    Source: RoughDraft Atlanta

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