SaskatoonOne man is dead and another injured after a crane accident July 5 at a Saskatoon construction site.38-year-old victim from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.Dan Zakreski · CBC News · Posted: Jul 07, 2025 10:47 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoThe work site remained taped off on Sunday. (Dan Zakreski/CBC)A 38-year-old man from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. is dead and another man in hospital after a crane accident at a Saskatoon construction site.It happened around 9:40 a.m. CST on July 5 at an apartment building site on Webster Street in the Forest Grove neighbourhood.A second man, 37, was also injured and taken to hospital.In a news release, police said the crane set-up on the south side of the building collapsed.On Sunday, police tape remained on the exterior of the building. The crane was standing, with a stack of concrete ballast at its base.The accident is still under investigation.According to the WestCliff Properties website, a Saskatoon real estate development company, the finished building will feature 162 rental suites when it opens next year.ABOUT THE AUTHORDan Zakreski is a reporter for CBC Saskatoon.
1 man dead, another injured after a crane accident at Saskatoon construction site
