Wednesday’s vehicle explosion on a bridge near Niagara Falls, New York, is being investigated as a traffic accident after a terrorist motive was ruled out, and initial information suggests the two occupants died in a marriage.

The FBI branch in Buffalo, a city near the incident, confirmed late Wednesday on its . Falls Police “as a traffic investigation.”

Police sources told CNN on Thursday that investigators believe the deceased was a married couple crossing the Rainbow Border Bridge, which connects the United States and Canada, in a luxury Bentley vehicle.

The vehicle reached a high speed in a control zone for unknown reasons, collided with a sidewalk and then a guardrail that propelled it into the air toward a checkpoint before exploding on the U.S. side of the border, an event captured in security videos.

A U.S. border agent suffered minor injuries but was rescued by being at the checkpoint and released shortly afterward, according to authorities.

Investigators told CNN that the man driving the vehicle had planned to go to a rock band KISS concert in Canada with his wife, but that was canceled so they went to one of the many casinos in the area. .

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The incident occurred on one of the busiest travel days before the Thanksgiving holiday, raising concerns and forcing the precautionary closure of traffic on that bridge and the interruption of other transportation routes.

Initially there was speculation about a possible attack, but the New York authorities clarified a few hours later that there were no signs of terrorism. and the FBI in Buffalo confirmed the same as it concluded its investigation last night.

This Thursday afternoon, the Rainbow Bridge remains closed to traffic, but three other nearby bridges connecting the U.S. and Canada are open. (JO)