FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A portion of a crane fell onto a bridge over the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale Thursday afternoon, crushing a car and killing one person.

It happened on the Southeast Third Avenue bridge.

Sky 10 showed officers covering up a body with a yellow tarp near the site. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue later confirmed that one person was killed; authorities haven’t said whether that person was in a vehicle at the time.

It’s not clear if anyone else was hurt or killed.

Another vehicle was also damaged, though it’s unclear if the crane also struck that car. Southeast Third Avenue is closed to vehicle traffic and the New River is closed to marine traffic in the area.

Witnesses, including Local 10 News reporter Roy Ramos, heard two loud crashes: a piece of the crane hitting the ground and another hitting the bridge.

“You could feel the vibrations from the noise,” a witness said. “So I came up here and I saw part of the crane on the bridge.”

The witness said she saw people running towards one of the vehicles.

It’s believed that a portion of the crane was attached to a ledge of a building under construction.

Local 10 News has contacted Fort Lauderdale officials seeking additional details.

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