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US road bridge collapses into Skagit River, Washington US road bridge collapses into Skagit River, Washington
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Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington, officials say. Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington.
Police said some vehicles were in the water after a section of the Interstate 5 highway collapsed. Vehicles and people were thrown into the water after a section of the Interstate 5 highway collapsed at about 19:00 local time (02:00 GMT).
State officials said three people were rescued and there were no fatalities.
The four-lane bridge is near Mount Vernon, about half way between the state's main city Seattle and the Canadian city of Vancouver.The four-lane bridge is near Mount Vernon, about half way between the state's main city Seattle and the Canadian city of Vancouver.
A state trooper reported that cars and people were in the water but it is not known if there are any casualties. The cause of the collapse is not yet clear.
The cause of the collapse is not known. Images showed a section of the bridge in the river with cars partly submerged. In one image taken shortly after the collapse a person was seen sitting on top of a car.
Images on Twitter showed a section of the bridge in the river with cars partly submerged. In one image a person is seen sitting on top of a car. A rescue operation swung into action with rescue boats searching for people in the river.
A reporter with the Skagit Valley Herald, who is at the scene, says a sheriff's office rescue boat has arrived and rescue crews are searching for people in the water. The Skagit Valley Herald quoted a driver who said he felt a vibration as he crossed the bridge and looked in his rear-view mirror to see that a section was no longer there.
The newspaper quoted a driver who said he felt a vibration as he crossed the bridge and looked in his rear-view mirror to see that a section was no longer there. Helicopter footage showed rescue boats at the scene with several ambulances waiting on the riverbank. Floodlights were brought in as darkness fell.
One rescue boat left the scene with one person apparently strapped into a stretcher.
Traffic was backed up on both sides of the river and crowds of people lined the riverbank to watch the scene unfold.
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