7 killed, 2 injured in Guangzhou tower crane collapse

Seven people were killed and two others injured after a tower crane collapsed in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou Saturday, local government said.

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The accident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. at a construction site in the city's Haizhu District, the district government said in a press release.

The two injured are in stable condition, it said.

An investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched.