8-year-old girl survives South Africa bridge bus crash that killed 45

A transit accident in South Africa killed 45 people after a bus hit and plunged over the barrier of a bridge into a ravine, where it caught on fire, the nation’s transport department said Thursday. The only survivor was an 8-year-old girl, authorities said. Footage of the scene broadcast by local news channel eNCA shows … Read more

Online Conspiracies About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Are Out of Control

Conspiracists and far-right extremists are blaming just about everything and everyone for Tuesday morning’s Baltimore bridge collapse. A non-exhaustive list of things that are getting blamed for the bridge collapse on Telegram and X include President Biden, Hamas, ISIS, P. Diddy, Nickelodeon, India, former president Barack Obama, Islam, aliens, Sri Lanka, the World Economic Forum, … Read more

Central American and Mexican families mourn the Baltimore bridge collapse missing workers

AZACUALPA, Honduras — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse all hailed from Mexico or Central America before they settled in the Maryland area. Police managed to close bridge traffic seconds before a cargo ship slammed into one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s supports early Tuesday, causing the span to … Read more

The Baltimore Bridge Collapse Is About to Get Even Messier

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the global supply chain and US coastal infrastructure collided in the worst possible way. An enormous container ship, the Dali, slammed into a support of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, crumpling its central span into the Patapsco River and cutting off the city’s port from the … Read more

Logistics scramble after bridge collapse closes Port of Baltimore

The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed, Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024.  Roberto Schmidt | Afp | Getty Images Logistics companies up and down the East Coast were urgently relaying messages back and forth to clients Tuesday on the status … Read more

Why the Baltimore Bridge Collapsed So Quickly

Photographs of the aftermath show the bow of the ship pinned beneath fallen sections of the bridge. The anchor chain is visible, meaning that at some point the anchor was dropped, though it is not certain whether this happened before or after impact. The chain appears to be at an angle, however, which Mercogliano says … Read more

Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapses after being struck by cargo ship

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge — which spanned the city’s Patapsco River into the Baltimore Harbor — collapsed early Tuesday morning when a cargo ship crashed into the structure. Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D-Md.) has declared a state of emergency as rescue efforts are underway. For updates and new information, follow along with Yahoo News’ … Read more

YouTube Livestream Captures Moment Key Bridge Collapses in Baltimore

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed in the early morning hours of Tuesday, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. The cause of the collapse was a container ship striking a column, which sent the bridge into the water of the Patapsco River below. The entire thing was captured on video during a livestream. … Read more

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after being struck by a large ship, videos show

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early on Tuesday morning. BI viewed a livestream that appeared to show a massive ship striking a support beam. Vessel tracking maps as of 2:50 a.m. showed Coast Guard vessels moving toward the Dali, a Singapore-flagged cargo ship. Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on Tuesday morning after it … Read more

Major bridge in Baltimore collapses after being struck by ship

The Francis Scott Key Bridge is shown in this view from Rosslyn, Virginia, in 2016. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images The Francis Scott Key Bridge partially collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning following a ship collision, local authorities said. The incident took place at 1:35 a.m. local time … Read more