Bronx Construction Accident: Machine Topples on Housepse Reported

A heavy-duty piece of construction equipment toppled over onto a nearby building in the Bronx Monday afternoon, injuring no one but causing significant damage to the home, authorities say.

Investigators with the Department of Buildings responded to the collapse site on Colden Avenue in Allerton around 2 p.m. It wasn't clear how the pile driver tipped over, but it landed on top of the adjacent property's roof and porch.

The future of the three-story apartment complex at the site, already under construction, is uncertain. Neighbors were told that the damage to the structure had made it unsafe.

Caught by the building's roof, the pile driver had still been able to tear into a façade and take down a balcony.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.