Major bridge in Baltimore collapses after being struck by ship, 6 people unaccounted for
- last month
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a container ship hit it early Tuesday.
Six people who may have fallen into the water after the crash are missing, according to Paul Wiedefeld, Maryland’s transportation secretary. Two people were rescued, with one transported to a trauma center in serious condition.
The bridge carries Interstate 695 across the Patapsco River, southeast of the Baltimore metropolitan area.
The crash by the large container ship occurred around 1:30 a.m. ET, when contractors were working on the bridge, according to Wiedefeld. The missing people are believed to be the construction crew who were repairing potholes on the bridge.
Wiedefeld said the incident is an active search and rescue mission and that vessel traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore is suspended until further notice.
“This is a very large incident, it involves a very large footprint,” Baltimore City Fire Department Chief James W. Wallace said in a press briefing.
Six people who may have fallen into the water after the crash are missing, according to Paul Wiedefeld, Maryland’s transportation secretary. Two people were rescued, with one transported to a trauma center in serious condition.
The bridge carries Interstate 695 across the Patapsco River, southeast of the Baltimore metropolitan area.
The crash by the large container ship occurred around 1:30 a.m. ET, when contractors were working on the bridge, according to Wiedefeld. The missing people are believed to be the construction crew who were repairing potholes on the bridge.
Wiedefeld said the incident is an active search and rescue mission and that vessel traffic into and out of the Port of Baltimore is suspended until further notice.
“This is a very large incident, it involves a very large footprint,” Baltimore City Fire Department Chief James W. Wallace said in a press briefing.