This is horrible. A newly installed pedestrian bridge has just collapsed in Miami leaving at least several dead while 5 or 6 cars are still trapped under it.
MORE: Fire officials are working to free cars trapped by pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University; rescued people being taken to nearby trauma center https://t.co/HbVQgXj9U3 pic.twitter.com/Ceu8MICPkC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 15, 2018
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I’ll update with more as this develops…
Here’s more:
BREAKING: A portion of a new pedestrian bridge has collapsed in Miami, "mass causalities" reported. NBC-affiliate WTVJ:
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 15, 2018
- Bridge is located near Florida International University
- Bridge was not yet open
- Several cars believed to be trapped beneath the bridge pic.twitter.com/ZgvBiqyG6R
WATCH #LIVE: Motorists trapped after pedestrian bridge at Florida International University collapses https://t.co/9lpm5fVzJc pic.twitter.com/fb7yz1dcrk
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) March 15, 2018
From Miami-Dade Fire Rescue: Multiple patients injured after FIU pedestrian bridge collapses on SW 8th street.
— WLRN Public Media (@WLRN) March 15, 2018
Stay tuned, this is an updating story https://t.co/P4Ru1zi3EN pic.twitter.com/yfW7TQxdAR
Multiple Fatalities After Pedestrian Bridge Collapses Near FIU https://t.co/qf4uDCOiEe pic.twitter.com/7L27knhrYG
— 96.9 The Game (@969thegame) March 15, 2018
Pedestrian bridge collapses at #FIU in Miamihttps://t.co/QqJwRFilHT pic.twitter.com/GP3bq7ndtt
— WACH FOX (@wachfox) March 15, 2018
#BREAKING: At least 1 fatality has been reported after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in #Miami. https://t.co/VvL9n916pa pic.twitter.com/vDb4JteUqZ
— WEAR ABC 3 (@weartv) March 15, 2018
UPDATE: Here’s a timelapse of the pedestrian bridge being put in place:
Timelapse of pedestrian bridge construction @FIU pic.twitter.com/AdxH8GNIXe
— Scott Tetreault (@BostonNewsMan) March 15, 2018
UPDATE 2
This is not good news.
#DEVELOPING @FIU pedestrian bridge that was collapsed was undergoing some sort of stress test, per workers on scene. We’ve reached to construction management company for comment, but haven’t heard back. pic.twitter.com/6agSEErCO8
— Carlos Suarez (@csuarez011) March 15, 2018
Someone screwed up really bad. And it cost a lot of people their lives.