FDNY: 1 dead after crane collapses in midtown Manhattan

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Fire officials say a boom-crane accident in midtown Manhattan has left a man dead.

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The Fire Department of New York says the accident occurred shortly before noon Friday near 44th Street and Second Avenue.

The crane was attached to a truck.

The cause of the accident isn't immediately clear.

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