Crime & Safety

Man Crushed At Construction Site Near Holland Tunnel, NYPD Says

The man was hit by a weight that fell from a crane, according to reports.

A man was killed at a construction site near the Holland Tunnel Saturday.
A man was killed at a construction site near the Holland Tunnel Saturday. (Google Maps)

TRIBECA, NY – A man was killed when he was hit by an object at a construction site next to the Holland Tunnel early Saturday, police said.

Gregory Echevarria, 34, from Brooklyn, was working at the site at 111 Varick St, near Broome St., when a counterweight fell from a crane and crushed him, according to the New York Post.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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