6 killed as crane collapses in China

At least six persons were killed today when a gantry crane collapsed on them at a railway construction site in China's east Shandong province.

The accident took place when the workers were dismantling the crane at the Shijiazhuang-Jinan railway construction site in Jinan, capital of Shandong province.

Five people were killed on the spot while another died in a hospital. One person was injured, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.