Firm faces trial over Crewe crane collapse deaths

The crane fell at a building site in Crewe in 2017, hitting a house

A company is go on trial next year over a crane collapse in Crewe that killed three men.

Falcon Tower Crane Services Ltd has denied two counts of health and safety breaches.

The three men died after a tower crane fell at a construction site on Dunwoody Way in 2017.

In a brief hearing at Chester Crown Court on Friday, the company denied failings under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Rhys Barker, 18, from Castleford, David Newall, 36, from Bradford, in West Yorkshire, and David Webb, 43, from Northampton all died in the incident.

The crane fell on to a house, although the occupants were not injured.

Flowers and written tributes were left at the scene

Falcon Tower Crane Services Ltd denied failing to ensure the health and safety of its employees, including the three men, on and before 21 June 2017.

It is accused of failing to devise and implement a suitable and sufficient process involved in erecting a Potain MC85b tower crane.

There is also an additional charge that claims people not employed by the firm were also exposed to risks.

The trial is expected to open in November 2024 and is scheduled for four weeks.