A construction crane crashed on a supermarket in the German town of Bad-Homburg near Frankfurt on Wednesday, causing at least one death and several injuries, local media reported.

The accident happended around 11.30 o'clock (GMT 1030) in the morning. A crane fell on the roof of a well attended Aldi supermarket and brought part of the building to collapse, said police and firefighters.

According to initial investigations, at least one person was killed in the accident, local media hronline.de reported.

In addition, five people were injured, two of them seriously. They were taken to hospital by rescue helicopters. Among them are customers, supermaket employees and the crane operator.

A spokesman of firefighters said several people had been buried. Rescue helicopters, the police, firefighters and medical personnel have arrived at the scene which was cordoned off. They are currently trying to secure the building with supports, in order to find out if anyone is under the rubble.

The crane was standing next to the Aldi supermarket. The cause of the crash is still unclear.