The Tappan Zee Bridge will remain closed indefinitely following the collapse of a crane on the span over the Hudson.

New York Mayor Andrew Cuomo said the crane was newly installed and performing a routine task on the new bridge when it crashed onto the old span on the Rockland County side.

"We want to do structural inspection of the bridge. Until that is done, we’re not comfortable reopening the bridge to traffic," Cuomo said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference.

“Sometimes equipment breaks and sometimes accidents just happen. As simplistic as that sounds, sometimes that’s all there is to it," the governor said.

Cuomo said the inspection should take several hours. Until then, southbound traffic on the New York State Thruway will be diverted off at exit No. 12 (Route 303/Palisades Center Drive) while northbound traffic headed toward New Jersey will be forced of at exit No. 8 (Cross Westchester Expressway). Bus service is also suspended on the bridge as well.

No vehicles on the bridge were hit when the crane toppled over around noon which Cuomo called "miraculous."

Rockland County Executive Ed Day on his official Twitter feed said give people were injured, including the crane operator, who had to be rescued from the Hudson. He tweeted that none of the injuries were serious.

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