US emergency services are in a race against time to save up to 20 people who plunged into Baltimore's Patapsco River and a cargo ship slammed into a bridge.
US emergency services are in a race against time to save up to 20 people who plunged into Baltimore's Patapsco River and a cargo ship slammed into a bridge. A state of emergency was declared by Governor Wes Moore following the collision which occurred at around 1.30am.Initial reports indicate that at least a dozen cars hit the 47 degree water in addition to around 20 construction workers who were doing concrete repair work on the bridge at the time.
"The vessel notified MD Department of Transportation that they had lost control of the vessel and an allision with the bridge was possible," the report said."The vessel struck the bridge causing a complete collapse."The ship crashed into one of the bridge’s supports, causing the structure to snap and buckle at several points and tumble into the water in a matter of seconds — a shocking spectacle that was captured on video and posted on social media.
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