A tower crane collapse at a construction site in southern Taiwan has killed two people including a Vietnamese worker. All work at the site of a new shopping center has suspended, pending an investigation into the deadly accident. The labor bureau will work with Vietnam's representative office in Taiwan to make arrangement with the deceased worker's family, including providing work-related death compensation.
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00:00Two people have died after a construction crane collapsed at a southern Taiwan building site.
00:05One Vietnamese worker was killed on site while a Taiwanese crane operator later died in hospital from his injuries.
00:11All work at the site of a new shopping center has halted pending an investigation into the deadly accident.
00:17The city's labor chief says his office will work with Vietnam's representative in Taiwan to make necessary arrangements with the deceased workers family.