Truck hit caused Washington state bridge collapse, police say

Truck hit caused Washington state bridge collapse, police say

Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the state of Washington, injuring 3 and sending some cars into the water.

(AP) -- Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed. The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water. Marcus Deyerin (DayERin), a

The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in northern Washington state collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people into the water, the state patrol said. Authorities said there were no deaths, and three people were taken to hospitals

Mr. Brady said that the department as well as the state patrol would investigate the bridge collapse. Mr. Brady said it was last inspected late last year by state bridge inspectors and that the bridge received a "sufficiency rating" of 47 out of 100

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening, injuring a unknown number of people. Both the northbound and southbound portions of the bridge dropped into the river