Two men plunged to their deaths in the River Shannon after a safety mechanism on a crane, which was holding a steel cage carrying the men, failed to operate, a court heard Wednesday.
There were emotional scenes as members of both deceased’s families left the court as harrowing video footage was played of the moment the “steel cage” that carried their loved ones, plunged into the river.
A safety mechanism aimed at preventing weight overloading on the crane failed, resulting in “unbearable stress” on a wire rope that “snapped” which was holding the cage carrying the men above the river, said senior prosecuting counsel Shane Costelloe SC.
