Worker crushed by falling crane

The death of a man when a crane fell on a building site in Liverpool was accidental, an inquest jury has ruled.

Construction worker Zbigniew Roman Swirzynski was struck by a 2.4 tonne concrete counterweight that fell from the crane in Colquitt Street last year. Other parts of the crane were sent flying over a row of terraced houses.

The coroner said the 35-year-old died of multiple injuries and the jury at Liverpool Coroner's Court returned a verdict of accidental death.

Liverpool coroner Andre Rebello said he would be writing to the government about the safety of tower cranes being used across Europe.