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| Bridge collapses into Mississippi | Bridge collapses into Mississippi |
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| A freeway bridge over the Mississippi river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water. | A freeway bridge over the Mississippi river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water. |
| An entire span of the four-lane I-35W bridge in the city of Minneapolis fell into the river at 1805 (2305GMT). | |
| Injuries are reported, and some people are stranded on parts of the bridge which have not collapsed. | Injuries are reported, and some people are stranded on parts of the bridge which have not collapsed. |
| Trucks and a school bus are also reported to have fallen into the river, and a lorry is reported to be on fire at the scene. | Trucks and a school bus are also reported to have fallen into the river, and a lorry is reported to be on fire at the scene. |
| Tons of concrete crashed into the water after the interstate bridge, which is thought to be 40 years old, crumbled. | Tons of concrete crashed into the water after the interstate bridge, which is thought to be 40 years old, crumbled. |
| 'Huge roar' | |
| Television news pictures showed boats searching for injured people and cars stranded on large chunks of concrete in the water. | Television news pictures showed boats searching for injured people and cars stranded on large chunks of concrete in the water. |
| Eyewitnesses said they heard a rumbling sound as the bridge collapsed into the river. | |
| Leone Carstens, a local resident, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper: "First I heard this huge roar. | |
| "I was at my computer. Initially I thought: 'Wow was that an airplane?'" | |
| Rescuers carried survivors up the riverbank, while eyewitnesses said they saw people in the water. | |
| A nursing supervisor at Hennepin County Medical Center told local WCCO radio: "We have multiple patients. Some critical, some non-critical." |