
2 hurt after boom truck tips over in Brooklyn
Two people were hurt when police say a boom truck tipped over Tuesday in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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Two people were hurt when police say a boom truck tipped over Tuesday in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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