At least six people have been injured after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, according to city fire and emergency service officials.
Fox 5 DC reported that the collapse took place at Route 295 between Kenilworth Avenue and Polk Street NE at around 12 p.m.
Update bridge collapse I-295 prior to Polk St NE. 6 patients assessed, 4 of those were transported. #DCsBravest Hazmat unit mitigating diesel fuel leak from truck that is partially beneath bridge. At least 1 other vehicle was struck by debris. Collapse blocks both directions. pic.twitter.com/wILXGs1zWe
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) June 23, 2021
DC Fire and Emergency Services confirmed that four of the victims have been transported to a local hospital. A hazmat unit has also been dispatched to address a diesel fuel leak from a truck partially beneath the bridge. At least 1 other vehicle was also struck by debris.
The Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) tweeted that all lanes on Route 295 heading both northbound and southbound are blocked due to the collapse.
UPDATE: Road Closure. DC-295 NB/SB north of Benning Avenue. NE DC. All lanes are blocked in both directions for a pedestrian bridge collapse. NB traffic is diverted to Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue. SB traffic is diverted to Eastern Avenue. Seek alternate routes.
— MATOC Alerts (@MATOC) June 23, 2021
Northbound delays are stretching approximately 3 miles from the collapse while southbound delays are stretching approximately 1.5 miles. Northbound traffic is being diverted to Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue while southbound traffic is being diverted to eastern avenue. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-dc-pedestrian-bridge-collapse
another infrastructure failure , and probably known defects ..but never told the public
truth, we cant have that , competent people in charge?, nope cant have that either
Yeah, we’re havin’ a run on infrastructure failure, right in time for Joey-boy’s bill. But where those funds will go, no one yet knows. And now the Florida condo collapse, though they haven’t claimed it to be infrastructure related.
Ya know, I’m beginning to think, WE are the infrastructure!!
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Like the Covid money, the greater percentage of the Infrastructure money will go “somewhere else”. You’d think the average woke person would question why there are so many rural hospitals closed or in the process of closing when they were supposedly packed during the pandemic, or could have handled the overload from the cities? A rhetorical question. We all know why, and why the fools can’t see past their TV.