trish123
Lancashire, Lancashire, England UK
Posted: Aug 1, 2007, 9:53 PM CST
UPDATED AT 9:30 P.M.: MINNEAPOLIS — At least six people were killed and an unknown number of others injured tonight when a four-lane bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed, sending cars, concrete and twisted metal plunging into the river below.
The four-lane Interstate 35W bridge, which spanned the river between Minneapolis and St. Paul, collapsed about 6:05 p.m., during evening rush hour today. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said in a news conference tonight that at least six people were dead and one construction worker was still unaccounted for.
It wasn't immediately clear how many people or vehicles were involved in the collapse, but officials and witnesses estimated that 50 vehicles were dumped into the water and onto the land below the bridge.