Barge hits bridge in Galveston, Texas, damaging the structure and causing an oil spill

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.The bridge that leads to Pelican Island, north of Galveston, was struck by the barge around 9:50 a.m.

Fire trucks drove over the bridge to Pelican Island on Wednesday as workers and law enforcement officials looked at the remnants of the collapsed rail line. 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.

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