Authorities say they are working to rescue at least seven people.
A container ship crashed into a major bridge in Baltimore early on Tuesday, causing it to snap in several places and plunge into the river below.
The vessel appears to have hit one of the supports of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the roadway to break apart in several places and plunge into the water. Though he said it was too early to know how many people were affected, he called the collapse a “developing mass casualty event”.Emergency responders were searching for at least seven people believed to be in the water, Mr Cartwright said.pic.twitter.com/ipoTR2HljYAgencies reported receiving emergency calls around 1.30am reporting a vessel travelling outbound from Baltimore that had struck a column on the bridge, causing it to collapse.
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