The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the city of Baltimore (USA) has collapsed as a result of the crash of a cargo ship against one of its pillars. The infrastructure has collapsed to its absolute collapse, causing several cars to fall into the Patapsco River. According to city firefighters, Search is underway for seven people who fell into the river with their vehicles. About 11.5 million vehicles pass through that bridge, the largest in Baltimore, every day.
The newspaper ‘The National’ and other media published a video in which the crash and then the collapse of the central part of the metal bridge can be clearly seen. Likewise, Reuters points out that it is possible that there are workers in the river.
The extent of damage to the 3-kilometer (1.6-mile) bridge was not immediately clear, according to The New York Times, while FoxBaltimore has noted that the bridge had collapsed into the river. Patapsco.
“All lanes closed in both directions due to an incident on I-695 KeyBridge. “Traffic is being diverted,” the Maryland Transportation Authority reported in a post on metal bridge is part of Interstate 695 of Maryland, which surrounds Baltimore.
Videos on social media showed a large portion of the bridge collapsing into the water.
Source: Lasexta
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