A crane fell this morning in Smithville, and there are reports of one death and one injury. This is the latest in a run of crane accidents this year throughout the country (there was one in Houston earlier this month as well as the NYC crane collapse in March). Our state does not require crane operators to be licensed, and crane operation in Texas isn't under local or state oversight. [KXAN via Twitter]
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