Latest! Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapses: What we know so far

Early Tuesday morning, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major bridge in Baltimore, collapsed just seconds after being struck by a cargo ship.

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Video posted to social media showed the bridge bend, snap, and plunge into the river below, sending several vehicles into the chilly waters. Crews have since been searching for survivors.

“Never would you think that you would see, physically see, the Key Bridge tumble down like that. It looked like something out of an action movie,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said early Tuesday, calling it “an unthinkable tragedy.”

Here’s what we know so far.
What do we know about the victims?

During a Tuesday press conference, authorities confirmed they believe only a construction crew of eight people, repairing potholes, and their vehicles were on the bridge at the time of the collision. The repairs had “nothing to do with a structural issue at all on the facility,” Maryland Secretary of Transportation Paul J. Wiedefeld noted.
Search and rescue efforts ongoing after Maryland bridge collapse

He added that one person had been rescued and taken to the hospital in critical condition, and another person declined care. The search continues for the six additional members of that construction crew, according to Wiedefeld.

Tuesday afternoon, Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said search and rescue crews are not “going by a number.”