
Horror In Baltimore As Major Bridge Collapses After Collision
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The shocking scene was caught on video.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge on Interstate 695 in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being struck by a ship, causing a number of vehicles to plunge into the Patapsco River below.
The number of casualties is not yet clear, but the Associated Press reported that rescuers are trying to reach at least seven people and that the situation had been declared a mass casualty event.
Local fire and rescue are on the scene, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was deploying “multiple response units” to assist.
Footage shared on social media showed the moment of the collapse, just before 1:30 a.m. local time:
“We have reason to believe that there were vehicles and possibly a tractor-trailer” that went into the water, Kevin Cartwright, director of communications for the Baltimore Fire Department, told the Baltimore Sun.













