Officials say a barge hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, spilling oil into surrounding...
GALVESTON, Texas — A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas , on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a smaller and separate island that is home to a university, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries, although officials said one person on the barge was knocked into the water and quickly rescued. The bridge that leads to Pelican Island , north of Galveston, was struck by the barge around 9:50 a.m.
Aerial footage showed a large piece of broken concrete and debris from the railroad hanging off the side of the bridge and laying on the barge that officials said rammed into the passageway. Flores said the rail line only serves as protection for the structure and has never been used. A statement posted on the City of Galveston's Facebook page said there were no reports of injuries and that the island is currently inaccessible to car traffic.
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