Moment bridge collapses in Baltimore

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge has collapsed into the water after a ship collided with it early on Tuesday morning. READ MORE: At about local time a large container ship slammed into the bridge and caught fire before sinking and causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below, according to a video posted on Twitter/X. It is not known at present whether there are any casualties. Emergency services were searching for at least seven people believed to be in the water. Agencies received 911 calls reporting a vessel travelling outbound from Baltimore that had struck a column on the bridge, causing it to collapse. Multiple vehicles were on the 47-year-old bridge at the time, including one the size of a tractor trailer, Kevin Cartwright, director of communications for the Baltimore Fire Department, said. Read the best of our journalism: https://w
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