A yet unnamed man was crushed to death after this giant crucifix fell on him.
The accident came just days before a historic canonization will see late pope, John Paul II, to whom the crucifix was dedicated, declared a saint.
The 98-foot-high wooden and concrete cross fell during a ceremony in the Italian Alpine village of Cevo on Thursday, killing 21-year-old student Marco Gusmini. Another man was taken to hospital. source
The structure was dedicated to John Paul II on his visit to the region in 1998.
WOODSTOCK, AL. (THECOUNT) — Brandon L. Seagle, a West Blocton man, was killed Tuesday morning…
PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP, PA. (THECOUNT) — Felicia Moyer, an Auburn woman, was killed Tuesday after…
NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) — Tova Noel, a former federal correctional officer assigned to monitor…
WEST PALM BEACH, FL. (THECOUNT) — Bradley J. Wloczewski, a West Palm Beach man, was…
WAYNE COUNTY, UT. (THECOUNT) — The three women allegedly killed by an Iowa man in…
ROANOKE, VA. (THECOUNT) — Anthony Lee Spencer, a Roanoke man, was killed Thursday evening after…