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Major bridge in Baltimore collapses after being struck by ship, 6 people unaccounted for

2024-03-26 3 Dailymotion

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a container ship hit it early Tuesday.<br /><br />Six people who may have fallen into the water after the crash are missing, according to Paul Wiedefeld, Maryland’s transportation secretary. Two people were rescued, with one transported to a trauma center in serious condition.<br /><br />The bridge carries Interstate 695 across the Patapsco River, southeast of the Baltimore metropolitan area.<br /><br />The crash by the large container ship occurred around 1:30 a.m. ET, when contractors were working on the bridge, according to Wiedefeld. The missing people are believed to be the construction crew who were repairing potholes on the bridge.<br /><br />Wiedefeld said the incident is an active search and rescue mission and that vessel traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore is suspended until further notice.<br /><br />“This is a very large incident, it involves a very large footprint,” Baltimore City Fire Department Chief James W. Wallace said in a press briefing.

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