UPDATE: Officials Say Up to 50 Vehicles Trapped in Bridge Wreckage
Security camera video captures moment of collapse.
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(Minneapolis, Minnesota)-So far there have been 4 people confirmed dead and at least 79 injured in the horrific collapse of the I 35 W bridge yesterday, in Minnesota. Officials say there are probably up to 50 vehicles that are still trapped in the mangled wreckage, according to a CNN report.
Meanwhile, an unidentified source provided news agencies with a security camera video that captured the very moment of the bridge's collapse at the height of rush hour in the twin cities.
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(Wednesday, Aug. 1)
(Minnesota)-According to news reports, a major freeway bridge on Interstate Highway 35 W in Minnesota, collapsed at the height of rush hour, Wednesday, causing cars, trucks and people to go hurtling into the Mississippi River. (Photo: FNC)
The Star Tribune, reports: It was not clear how many people might be hurt or killed, but witnesses said at least 20 cars were involved. The crumpled green wreckage of the bridge lay on the east bank of the river, and a huge section of concrete roadway lay on the west bank. Down below in the river gorge, rescue workers scrambled to help people on the roadway that now lay in the gorge. Fires burned and black smoke rose billowed the wreckage.
Workers have been repairing the 40-year-old bridge's surface as part of improvements along that stretch of the interstate.
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