Crane Crashes Onto Mall in Norway Amid High Winds; 1 Dead

Crane Crashes Onto Mall in Norway Amid High Winds; 1 Dead
The scene after a construction crane fell over Melhustorget shopping mall, in Melhus, Norway, on Jan. 6, 2023. Gorm Kallestad /NTB Scanpix via AP
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A construction crane crashed onto a shopping mall in central Norway on Friday amid strong winds, killing one person and injuring at least two others, police said.

The winds likely caused the unmanned crane, which was at least 50 meters (165 feet) high to slam onto the mall in Melhus, which is south of Trondheim, the Scandinavian country’s third-largest city, police spokesman Ebbe Kimo told the VG newspaper.