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Investigation underway into Edinburgh crane collapse

Inquiries are ongoing following the collapse of a crane in Edinburgh on Tuesday where two people were injured.

The jib of a Jaso J380PA luffing crane belonging to Falcon Tower Crane Services fell onto a residential site in Steads Place developed by Collab Construction, the main contractor.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 09.29 hours [on 28 November] to attend an incident in Leith, Edinburgh. We dispatched two ambulances and our special operations team to the scene and treated two patients at the scene.”

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