'Dire emergency': Ship strikes Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing partial collapse

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A major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below.

Divers were searching for people in the water, fire officials said.A ship struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing a partial collapse and sending vehicles and people into the water, officials said.A container ship struck Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing a partial collapse and sending vehicles and people into the water, officials in Maryland said.

Multiple vehicles plunged from the bridge at the time of the collapse, the Baltimore City Fire Department said. Divers were searching for least seven people in the water, the department said. He said agencies received 911 calls around 1:30 a.m. reporting that a ship leaving Baltimore had struck a column on the bridge. Several vehicles were on the bridge at the time, including one the size of a tractor-trailer truck.

 

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