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Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after large boat collision, sending vehicles into water.
Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, has collapsed after a large container boat collided with it early Tuesday morning.
Reports came in around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday that a large vessel crashed into a column in the central part of the bridge carrying north and southbound lanes of Interstate 695, catching on fire before causing multiple vehicles to fall into the Patapsco River below.
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” Cargo Ship Takes Out Key Bridge “Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after large boat collision, sending vehicles into water.
Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, has collapsed after a large container boat collided with it early⊠pic.twitter.com/4b8fQ1AcbI
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At least seven vehicles, including at least one tractor-trailer-sized vehicle, have collapsed into the water, Baltimore City Fire spokesman Kevin Cartwright confirmed. He added that a dive team was deployed to help those in the river.
The vessel, called âDali,â was headed through Baltimore to Colombo, Sri Lanka, as its final destination, according to Marine Traffic and Vessel Finder maps and data.
The Maryland Transportation Authority posted on X around 2 a.m. that all lanes were closed in both directions for an âincidentâ on the bridge, and later posted that traffic was being detoured to I-95 and I-895, the department said. Baltimore Mayor Brendon Scott posted that he was aware of the situation and would be en route to the bridge with other city and state leaders…
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