Mississippi River Bridge Collapses in Minnesota
A bridge over the Mississippi River has collapsed sending many cars into the water. Tons of concrete have collapsed and people are injured. Survivors are being carried up the riverbank. There are multiple cars in the river and a couple cars on fire. According to one witness, there was a school bus full of children on the bridge.
Cars are still on the bridge, reports CBS. The entire span of the 35W bridge collapsed about 6:05 p.m. where the freeway crosses the river near University Avenue. Some people are stranded on parts of the bridge that aren't completely in the water.
WCCO reports that a tractor-trailer is on fire at the collapse scene. "It is just horrific," said witness Marilyn Franzen, who saw the bridge collapse. Franzen said she saw a school bus that managed to stop before the going over the edge of the bridge that she said was carrying 20-30 children.
The road has been under construction since the beginning of the summer. Developing...
A bridge over the Mississippi River has collapsed sending many cars into the water. Tons of concrete have collapsed and people are injured. Survivors are being carried up the riverbank. There are multiple cars in the river and a couple cars on fire. According to one witness, there was a school bus full of children on the bridge.
Cars are still on the bridge, reports CBS. The entire span of the 35W bridge collapsed about 6:05 p.m. where the freeway crosses the river near University Avenue. Some people are stranded on parts of the bridge that aren't completely in the water.
WCCO reports that a tractor-trailer is on fire at the collapse scene. "It is just horrific," said witness Marilyn Franzen, who saw the bridge collapse. Franzen said she saw a school bus that managed to stop before the going over the edge of the bridge that she said was carrying 20-30 children.
The road has been under construction since the beginning of the summer. Developing...
