President Biden visited the site of a Pittsburgh bridge that collapsed hours before his arrival in the Steel City Friday and vowed to kick-start a national effort to repair faulty infrastructure.
hours before his arrival in the Steel City Friday and vowed to kick-start a national effort to repair faulty infrastructure.
Biden’s motorcade reached the remains of the Fern Hollow Bridge just after 1 p.m. The span had given way about six hours earlier, injuring 10 people — three of whom had to be hospitalized. No fatalities were reported. “It’s incredible,” Biden said as he surveyed the wreckage before praising the efforts of emergency personnel.“There was a few joggers, actually,” a worker answered. “There was a few. One of them actually helped us get some people out of the cars.”President Biden speaks to reporters, saying: “we’re going to see the bridge,” which collapsed earlier in the day in Pittsburgh on Jan. 28, 2022.A Port Authority bus was on a bridge when it collapsed on Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh’s East End.
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