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(CNN) -- At least seven people were killed when an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed Wednesday evening, in what the governor called a "catastrophe of historic proportions.
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The accident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) when dozens of cars were on the bridge.
Witnesses described a "dust cloud" as it collapsed, sending cars and and chunks of concrete plunging into the Mississippi River below.
At least 60 people were taken to local hospitals, according to Minneapolis Fire Chief Jim Clack.
Witnesses described a "dust cloud" as it collapsed, sending cars and and chunks of concrete plunging into the Mississippi River below.
At least 60 people were taken to local hospitals, according to Minneapolis Fire Chief Jim Clack.
Homeland defense stated that construction works were done about the bridge - last inspection only 3 years ago - bridge is 40 years old
NYTIMES:
The eight-lane bridge on Interstate 35W, the main north-south route through Minneapolis, was being repaired at the time, and a witness told MSNBC that he had heard a jackhammer being used on the roadway just before the collapse about 6 p.m. Witnesses said the bridge, which was built in 1967, collapsed in three sections. One section of the bridge lay flat in the river, with cars parked on the rolling pavement.
NTSB to probe bridge collapse
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