Five dead in South Korea crane accident

Five people have died and about 20 are injured when a crane collapsed at a Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea.

A part of a collapsed crane is seen fallen on the ground at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard on Geoje Island, South Korea, Monday, May 1, 2017. Source: Yonhap

Five people have died and about 20 are injured when a crane collapsed at a Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea during construction of an oil platform for French energy company Total.

The yard in Geoje is building the platform for Total's Martin Linge field off Norway, the two companies said .

Total's Norwegian subsidiary said none of its employees were among the killed or injured in Monday's accident.