The alarm was sounded in the early hours of Tuesday in Baltimore, USA, when a cargo ship carrying a container hit one of the piers of a bridge, resulting in its collapse.
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Watch video of the moment of the accident
BREAKING: Ship collides with Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse pic.twitter.com/OcOrSjOCRn
- BNO News (@BNONews) March 26, 2024
The bridge that collapsed is the Francis Scott Key Bridge while the ship that crashed into it is said to be a Singaporean flag.
According to initial information, there were 3-4 private vehicles and seven workers on the bridge at the time of its collapse.
According to a fireboat operator “a container ship hit the Key Bridge in Baltimore. Part of the bridge has collapsed. Fire and police boats are rushing to the area."
See a map of the area where the bridge collapsed
????# BREAKING: Mass Casualty has been declared after a Large Container Ship Collides with Key Bridge Causing it to completely Collapse
Currently, numerous agencies, including the Coast Guard and fire department have just declared a mass casualty incident as… pic.twitter.com/vK4M8xW0tg
— Balling Gents 💰🔥🇺🇸🇬🇧 🇨🇳 (@Ballinggent) March 26, 2024
The Francis Scott Key Bridge, the largest in the Baltimore area, was built in 1977, is 2,6 km long and is estimated to be crossed by 11,5 million vehicles annually at a construction cost of $110 million.
Source: protothema.gr