Three Rescued After Wash. Bridge Collapse
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Washington State officials say a truck apparently hit a part of a bridge, before a section of the bridge collapsed into the Skagit River.
Washington State officials say a truck apparently hit a part of a bridge, before a section of the bridge collapsed into the Skagit River.
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AP Photo/Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga
A person is removed from the wreckage of the collapsed Interstate-5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash. on May 23.
A person is removed from the wreckage of the collapsed Interstate-5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash. on May 23.
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AP Photo/Francisco Rodriguez
Rescue workers surround the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash. on May 23.
Rescue workers surround the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash. on May 23.
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AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
The collapsed Interstate-5 bridge is seen at dusk submerged after collapsing into the Skagit River, dumping vehicles and people into the water, in Mount Vernon, Wash. on May 23.
The collapsed Interstate-5 bridge is seen at dusk submerged after collapsing into the Skagit River, dumping vehicles and people into the water, in Mount Vernon, Wash. on May 23.
MOUNT VERNON, Washington (AP) — The major link between the U.S. and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three people who were on the span were rescued and taken to hospitals.
The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge — more than half a century old — collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. It was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the...
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