It has been reported that two people were killed when a crane collapsed at the building site of a new solar plant in Upington in the Northern Cape on Monday 03 November 2014.

Police spokesman Jacques September told the public broadcaster that a 26-year-old woman died at the scene and a 31-year-old man died in hospital. He said four other people remained in a critical condition at an Upington hospital. An inquest has been opened.