In Baltimore, in the US state of Maryland, on the east coast of the United States, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a cargo ship hit one of the pylons. Dozens of people in the water. Deaths and injuries are feared.
It happened at 1.35 am, American local time, in Italy it was 6.30 am on Tuesday morning. Emergency teams are already on site; according to the first updates there would be at least 7 people in the water, they would all be workers.
What happened
After the crash, the bridge caught fire, before sinking. The ship, writes the New York Times, flew the flag of Singapore. The container ship was leaving Baltimore Bay and heading towards Sri Lanka, Colombo. The name of the cargo ship is Dali.
The accident was confirmed by the US Coast Guard. «All lanes are closed in both directions due to an accident on the I-695 Key Bridge. Traffic is being diverted,” the Maryland Transportation Authority wrote in X.