Bridge Catastrophe: What We Know So Far

Published on March 26, 2024

A container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, collapsing large sections of the 1.6-mile structure and hurtling as many as 12 vehicles and 20 people into the frigid waters of the lower Patapsco River at 1:28 a.m. on March 26. At least two survivors were rescued. One refused medical treatment and the other was transported to a hospital in critical condition. Maryland Governor Wes Moore declared a state of emergency. “I recognize that many of us are hurting and scared right now,” he told reporters at about 10 a.m. “I want to be clear, we are still investigating what happened, but our preliminary findings points to an accident, we haven’t seen any credible evidence of a terrorist attack.”...

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