HC Deb 13 December 1937 vol 330 cc831-2W
Mr. Thorne

asked the Home Secretary whether he can give the House any information in connection with the crane accident on Wednesday at Deptford Wharf, where the crane-driver was killed; and what was the cause of the accident?

Mr. Lloyd

The cause appears to have been that a hook supporting the load which the crane was lifting caught under the edge of the hatchway. The Coroner's jury added to their verdict of accidental death a rider saying "without any censures."