Authorities say bodies of men found in red pickup truck beneath spot where bridge collapsed, and that families have been told
Wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge remains on top of the cargo ship Dali in Baltimore, Maryland, on Wednesday.Wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge remains on top of the cargo ship Dali in Baltimore, Maryland, on Wednesday.
The authorities said the men were found by divers in a red pickup truck underwater on Wednesday morning and their loved ones were informed in person by officials on Wednesday afternoon, the public and media were told at an evening briefing.had been declared dead and investigators recovered the black box from the ship whose crash brought one of America’s
The US transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, shared his condolences with the victims’ families, saying: “Tragically, six people did lose their lives and a seventh was badly injured. These were workers who went out to work on a night shift, repairing the road service while most of us slept.”of a “major and protracted impact to supply chains”. Baltimore is the ninth busiest port in the US and the busiest for car shipments.
A truck was recovered from the Patapsco River on Wednesday morning, and a memo from the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that at least one vehicle remained hanging from the metal.Moore said: “I can’t express enough the heroism of these folks. They are in frigid conditions. They are down there in darkness, where they can literally see about a foot in front of them. They are trying to navigate mangled metal.
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