Category: bridge collapse

Raised Platform Collapse in Winnipeg During School Field Trip Sends 16 Children to Hospital

A teacher and 16 children in Grade 5 were injured during a field trip after a raised bridge collapsed at Fort Gibraltar, a historic site in Winnipeg. The accident happened on May 31 after a wooden, raised bridge-like structure collapsed, causing the group to fall from an estimated height of 16 to 18 feet, according…


1 Construction Worker Dies in Bridge Collapse in Missouri

KEARNEY, Mo.—One construction worker died and two others were injured Wednesday when a bridge under construction in northwest Missouri collapsed, officials said. Workers were pouring concrete for the deck of the bridge when it fell, Clay County officials said. The bridge, which was replacing an older bridge, spanned Carroll Creek in a rural area near…


One Construction Worker Dies in Bridge Collapse in Missouri

KEARNEY, Mo.—One construction worker died and two others were injured Wednesday when a bridge under construction in northwest Missouri collapsed, officials said. Workers were pouring concrete for the deck of the bridge when it fell, Clay County officials said. The bridge, which was replacing an older bridge, spanned Carroll Creek in a rural area near…


Bus Video Gives More Info About Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse

HARRISBURG, Pa.—Video footage from a bus of the bridge collapse in Pittsburgh this year shows one end of the structure had already fallen when an expansion joint at the other end was pulling apart, federal investigators said Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board issued an update on the Fern Hollow bridge collapse, saying the video…


Trial Is Ordered for 59 in Deadly Collapse of Genoa Bridge

ROME—A judge in Genoa on Thursday ordered all 59 defendants to stand trial for the deadly 2018 collapse of a heavily used highway bridge in that Italian port city which sent cars and trucks plunging into the dry riverbed below. Forty-three people were killed when a large section of the Morandi Bridge broke off during…


Officials: Bridge Not Bad Enough to Close After Inspection

PITTSBURGH—The bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh last week showed deterioration during a September inspection that was not bad enough to require its closure, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Monday. The agency will not release the full inspection report, PennDOT spokesperson Alexis Campbell said, citing state and federal laws and the ongoing investigation into the…


Human Chain Formed to Help After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse; No Deaths Reported

PITTSBURGH—A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel down a ravine and form a human chain to reach a few occupants of a municipal bus that plummeted along with the span. No deaths were reported. The collapse came hours before President Joe Biden arrived in the city to promote his $1…


Man Dead, Several Injured Following Bridge Collapse in Lancashire, England

A man has died and several others injured after a vehicle and trailer fell into a river when a bridge collapsed in Roeburndale, Lancashire, police said. Officers from Lancashire Constabulary were called to a farm in the Moor Lane area about 4.25pm on Tuesday following a report of a serious accident. It was reported a…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (June 23)

Five people are reportedly in the hospital after a pedestrian bridge collapse in Washington D.C., the Biden administration has put together what it calls a comprehensive plan to prevent gun violence, and over 1,200 young adults are suffering from heart inflammation after getting the CCP virus vaccine.