Governor Wes Moore released a statement on the collapse, declaring a State of Emergency in Maryland.
A container ship crash struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md. March 26, 2024. The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed into the Patapsco River Tuesday morning after a cargo ship collided with it, sending several vehicles into the water.into the Coast Guard Sector Maryland command center at 1:27 a.m. reporting a 948-foot Singapore-flagged containership collided with the bridge.
Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedfeld said eight people were on the bridge when it collapsed and two people are unaccounted for -- one is in the hospital, one refused medical treatment and the others are being searched for.All crew members of the cargo ship are uninjured and accounted for. Moore said that as many as 20 people and several vehicles had fallen into the river, and a tractor-trailer was on the bridge when the cargo vessel hit the support pillar. Baltimore police said that workers were possibly in the water.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse live updates: Ship hits key bridge in BaltimoreThis is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
Read more »
Key Bridge collapse live updates: Ship hits bridge in BaltimoreThis is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
Read more »
Baltimore bridge collapse: Mass casualty event after ship crashes into Key BridgeThe Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed early Tuesday morning after a cargo ship rammed into one of the supports for the structure.
Read more »
Baltimore bridge collapse echoes 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster in Tampa BayThe shocking collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning gives people in the Bay Area some frightening flashbacks to another disaster.
Read more »
Officials: Ship sent mayday before colliding with Baltimore's Key BridgeA portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a large boat collided with it.
Read more »
The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after a ship crashed into itA part of a Baltimore bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a container ship crashed into it, sending people into the water.
Read more »